TULSA, Okla. — A bus, but with feet! The Walking School Bus is a way Tulsa Public Schools and Impact Tulsa are partnering together to combat chronic absenteeism in the district.
They started the pilot initiative last year and saw some positive outcomes. So this year, they made the program official.
Chronic absenteeism has been a big issue since the pandemic. Now, TPS is looking for ways to help because if a student missed 10 percent of school days, they will be considered chronically absent…