Iowa Senate passes fix to last session’s chronic absenteeism policy

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Senate passed through a bill unanimously that would change some issues discovered in a statewide ...
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See Johnston's proposed policy on chronically absent students

Johnston Community School District leaders are updating their chronic absenteeism and truancy policy to follow state law, which allows the Polk County attorney to pursue criminal or civil cases ...
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Report: CT improves chronic school absenteeism but not fast enough to hit target

Connecticut has stronger chronic absenteeism policies than other states but is not quite hitting the mark for its five-year goal to slash student chronic absenteeism rates in half, according to a new ...
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Is Student Absenteeism a Growing Problem at Colleges, Too?

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of children regularly miss elementary, middle and high school. Is the same pattern of absenteeism playing out at colleges, too? If so, what’s driving the ...
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Tennessee school district backtracks on controversial 'doctor's note' policy after petition with 3,000 signatures

Lawrence County Schools has reversed its controversial attendance policy after significant community backlash. Doctor's notes will now excuse absences from truancy, but not from chronic absenteeism.
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Less than 1% of Sioux City Community School District students are chronically absent in 1st semester

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - It’s been a full semester since the chronic absenteeism policy was put in place in Iowa. Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses a large percentage of school days, and the ...
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Chronic absenteeism rates drop 6% at Dubuque schools after district updates attendance policy

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - Chronic absenteeism rates are dropping at the Dubuque Community School District as staff implement new attendance policies in accordance with state law. Defined as a student ...