Skipping school in New York could soon trigger a lot more attention from Albany.
State lawmakers are pushing a three-bill package designed to drag chronic absenteeism out of the fine print and into schools’ daily routines. Sponsors say a mix of real-time data, local review teams and a hands-on pilot program would get schools in front of the problem, reconnecting students before missed days snowball into academic failure or something far worse.
The urgency is not theoretical. After the July 4, 2025 fireworks in Albany, a wave of youth violence left lawmakers pointing to attendance as one warning sign they can no longer afford to ignore…