/tags/school-attendance School Attendance en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-28/central-ohio-schools-tackle-increased-chronic-absenteeism-as-students-head-back-to-class The Ohio Department of Education reports that in the 2021-2022 school year, 30% of students were chronically absent - double the rate before the pandemic. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 09:00:00 GMT /news/2023-08-28/central-ohio-schools-tackle-increased-chronic-absenteeism-as-students-head-back-to-class Allie Vugrincic /npr-news/2023-03-02/3-years-since-the-pandemic-wrecked-attendance-kids-still-arent-showing-up-to-school By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 20:13:58 GMT /npr-news/2023-03-02/3-years-since-the-pandemic-wrecked-attendance-kids-still-arent-showing-up-to-school Jonaki Mehta /news/2019-04-05/ohio-schools-now-must-notify-parents-when-kids-are-absent If Ohio children are absent from class without excuse, their schools will have to notify their parents within the first two hours of the school day under… Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:38:07 GMT /news/2019-04-05/ohio-schools-now-must-notify-parents-when-kids-are-absent Associated Press