A new report finds that Massachusetts public school staff, including teachers, are having a tough time rolling out of bed in the morning. Many students also appear to miss the morning bell.
When my wife and I inquired about sending our son to Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School some years ago, admissions folks took the issue of absenteeism seriously. Ten or more absences without a death certificate were problematic, and it should be.
The Commonwealth has a 180-day school year spread out over about 10 months. The public school year calendar excludes time off for holidays, vacation weeks, snow days, and summer recess.
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Chronic absenteeism is a problem among Massachusetts students that appears to have worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)…