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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is not coming to school a problem in elementary school as well or is it more of a middle and high school issue?[/quote]

PP and this is an issue at all grade levels.  Don’t forget an adult needs to assist a young elementary school kid with getting to school.  If the adult isn’t home or awake or doesn’t care then the kid doesn’t go to school.

In upper elementary I guess a kid could get themselves to school but by that point they are woefully behind and it’s more fun to stay home.  Or they have to watch a younger sibling.  This doesn’t even touch on the kids with learning disabilities and the uphill battle for this kids.  It’s all around sad but stems from home life.[/quote]
Thanks. I wondered if in elementary, parents would have an incentive to take the kids to school while they were working. But it sounds like that's not the case. Maybe parents just leave them home instead, maybe they work hours outside of the school day and sleep-in during the morning, or maybe they are home themselves if on unemployment or disability. Very sad for these kids. [/quote]

I can see why that makes sense but honestly many of the parents don’t work.  Or the kid stays home with another family member.  We’re often talking about a parent in their early to mid twenties who had a kid/s young.  [/quote]
Understood. Thanks to the teachers who are trying to help these kids despite the huge challenges. [/quote]

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