LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Jefferson County Public Schools and city officials said they plan to crack down on families with children who frequently miss school.
JCPS recently released new data showing it lowered its chronic absenteeism rate by 5% compared to two years ago. Even so, about one-third of a district’s students are labeled chronically absent, meaning they miss about two days per month, or 18 days per school year.
“I take this extremely seriously,” Jefferson County Attorney Mike O’Connell said Tuesday. “So for any parent or guardian that is watching this or listening to this — turn up the volume.”…