The shocking revelation that one-quarter of Ohio’s students are chronically absent from school goes beyond typical truancy concerns, revealing a post-pandemic crisis that threatens an entire generation’s educational outcomes.
The Today in Ohio podcast crew wondered Monday whether old-fashioned truancy enforcement might help reverse the trend.
“I had no idea a quarter of Ohio kids are chronically absent,” Laura Johnston. “That means they miss at least 10% of class time a year, at least two days a month. That’s excused and unexcused absences as well as suspensions, they all count to that total.”
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