Inadequate public transportation options. Needing to work and take care of family members. Bullying and anxiety. Feeling too far behind to catch up and a lack of a sense of belonging.
Middle and high school students face numerous challenges that cause them to miss significant amounts of class. But on a recent afternoon at UC Berkeley, it wasn’t esteemed faculty members or education policy experts who led a presentation about the latest causes of chronic absenteeism in San Francisco public schools.
It was the students themselves.
Read more at Berkeley News.
