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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chronic absenteeism soared after Covid.

The Maryland average went from 20% in 2018 to 31% in 2022.
Montgomery Country went from 17% in 2018 to 23% in 2022.

For comparison:

The Virginia average went from 11% in 2018 to 20% in 2022.
Fairfax Country went from 9% in 2018 to 15% in 2022.[/quote]

This doesn't even account for excused absences, which are very high in schools with active parents.  About ten years ago, MCPS used to have loss of credit for absences, that helped keep some students attending.  They once were more committed to home visits from PPWs for chronic absences which got more students attending.  They once held parents accountable by contacting CPS.  [b]None of this happens anymore because we don't want "bad data" for minority grades.[/b][/quote]

But the data for minorities is still bad despite this. Math and reading proficiency scores are so low the NAACP called it a crisis. And graduation rates for black and Hispanic kids remain lower than their white counterparts. So if this neglecting and overlooking the problem is an attempt to improve the data for minority kids, it's not working.[/quote]

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