Nearly 20% of Georgia public school students are chronically absent, prompting state lawmakers to address the issue.
Pre-COVID absenteeism was 8%, but the number has now risen to nearly 20%, with DeKalb County experiencing a 25.9% absenteeism rate.
“We continue to do the work of trying to find out the root causes of absenteeism in Georgia so that we can then work on the solutions,” said State Sen. John F. Kennedy, who is chairing a joint committee to tackle the issue…