Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss weeks of school each year. Nearly a third of students locally and ...

The 74 reports that dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism, and while some focus on support and ...

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Florida school absenteeism, post-pandemic ... However, that alarming rise, undoubtedly caused by the pandemic, left some sensible hope that attendance might return to pre-pandemic rates when ...

(WFLA) — The Pasco County School District in Florida is introducing a new ... according to the director The rise in absenteeism is a side effect from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Thomas ...

A Florida State Senator has introduced a bill aimed to address chronic absences by students attending public schools. Sign up for our Newsletters Senate bill 938, which was introduced by ...

Polk County schools are seeing a significant rise in student absences due to illness. Fourteen schools throughout Polk County have reported sick absence rates greater than 10% at least one day so ...

Recent data revealed a troubling trend in Florida: chronic absenteeism, with students missing 10% or more of the school year. Since 2018, Florida has seen a staggering 54.5% increase in chronic ...

By Claire Fahy and Troy Closson New York City “regularly fails” to provide special education services to students with disabilities, leading to chronic absences, according to a class-action ...

Florida schools face alarming rise in student absences since pandemic Steven Walker, Leslie Postal and Scott Travis, Orlando Sentinel Thu, June 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM UTC ...