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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think these numbers are exaggerated.  All my kids probably count as chronically absent because —

Teachers often don’t take accurate attendance (especially subs) and it seems picayune to email them and make them correct it

My kids have been sick a lot this year.  We all had covid in the fall, but one had strep, one had flu (in October!), and one had a weeklong pukijg thing, but assorted other ailments.

There were certain days they just ditched because they knew no teachers were teaching.  Eg, the half day they did after the SAT where each class was about 20 minutes long.  We pulled them for those dumb half days before Thanksgiving when the teachers just played movies.

This also includes all the medical absences for appointments.  My kids with braces have to leave school early once a month for that plus one had ohywical therapy for a unity, etc etc.

I think there is a significant truancy problem but this number probably encompasses a lot of kids who I would not consider chronically truant.

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It's not ok to ditch on those SAT half days. Parents like you who don't care are why kids are skipping so much.[/quote]

To be fair, parents aren't coming up with this on their own. Teachers and admin informally tell kids it's ok to miss on those days too.[/quote]

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