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More and more, teachers and administrators are realizing the importance of regular attendance for students to learn and succeed. When students miss school for common reasons such as illness, family trips, bad weather, or appointments, learning–and grades–can suffer, and sometimes, never recover.
One major way missed school days affect students is by causing them to fall behind in class. At FCHS, teachers carefully plan lessons so that each day builds on the previous one. For example, in Algebra, students may learn a new step each day to solve a problem. If a student misses one of those steps, the next lesson may be confusing. The same thing can happen in reading and writing classes. Missing practice time makes it harder for students to strengthen their skills…