Silver Chips: The rise of truancy and chronic absenteeism

The room was slowly filling up as the first-period bell rang. People trickled in, and some pulled out phones while others chatted away about plans for the weekend. There was just one slight problem; the room wasn’t a classroom, portable or band room, but rather one of Blair’s many bathrooms.

If you go to Blair, that probably comes as no surprise. It seems every week or so that the administration tries something new to get students to go to and stay in class. After taking a closer look, this new wave of absenteeism seems to be impacting Blair in unprecedented ways...

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Spike in Skipping Class

black&white: Principals in favor of stricter attendance policy in the fall

Due to a dramatic spike in unexcused absences this past spring, principal Alan Goodwin and other principals from around the county are attempting to implement a stricter attendance policy.
As of now, the only penalty for skipping class is a zero for work due on days of unexcused absences.  But this penalty doesn’t seem to deter many students from skipping class, especially on days when there is no formal assessment.
“With this year’s attendance policy, it gave me more peace of mind when I skipped class,” an anonymous student said...