It all starts with attendance! Attending school regularly is crucial for your child's education. When a child misses a day, they miss out on learning something that will be important and will need to understand more difficult material later.
If a student is absent for 10% or more of enrolled school days, this is considered chronic absence. This includes excused and unexcused absences, as well as out-of-school suspensions. In a typical school year, chronic absence would be missing 18 days, which is approximately two days per month. Chronically absent students tend to have lower academic, behavioral, and social outcomes.
