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Chronically Absent Students

A chronic absentee refers to any student who has missed at least 10% of the school days in one school year, counting from the student’s date of enrollment to the current date.

Students may be chronically absent due to excused absences, unexcused absences, or a combination of both.

Chronic Truancy

A student may be deemed a chronic truant if the student has accumulated unexcused absent days that account for at least 10% of the school days in one school year, counting from the student’s enrollment date to the current date.

Why is this important to students?

Both chronic absenteeism and chronic truancy can lead to any of the following situations for students:

  1. Lowered academic performance.

     

  2. Placement on the Choices List which keeps students from participating in school activities.

     

  3. Placement on an attendance contract with the school or the district, as part of the SARB process.