To address New York City’s stubbornly high rates of chronic absenteeism, the Education Department is proposing to overhaul its attendance regulations for the first time in nearly a decade.
One big change: Starting in September, every school must have a “school avoidance liaison.”
The city is requiring schools to designate a staffer — a teacher, administrator, social worker or guidance counselor — who will receive training on school avoidance and join their school’s attendance committee, which meets weekly to tackle student absences…