absenteeism
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Roughly a quarter of Chicago high-school students missed more than a month of school in the 2023-24 school year, and chronic absenteeism has persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
In 2017/18, only 6% of girls affected by absenteeism were severely absent.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Teachers nationwide shared stories with The 19th about the toll that immigration enforcement is having on students, from chronic absenteeism to emotional distress that makes learning nearly impossible.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026
When older, those with ACEs experience higher rates of absenteeism and other issues at work and struggle to remain employed.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025
If one needed an illustration of the evils of absenteeism, a better could not be found than in the ruinous, damp, discolored building, with its falling roof and broken windows.
From Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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