Attendance in Durham Public Schools has not rebounded since the pandemic, with new district data showing that at least 37% of students are frequently missing class.
District officials say attendance has fallen 4 to 5 percentage points since the 2018-19 school year and has yet to recover. Dr. LaVerne Mattocks-Perry, who leads Student Support Services for DPS, said the trend has been building.
“We have seen for a number of years our chronic absenteeism is increasing and our average daily attendance is decreasing,” Mattocks-Perry said…