Chronic absenteeism: Counting missing students in the Memphis area
Tennessee began measuring chronic absenteeism during the 2017-18 school year as part of holding districts and individual schools accountable. (GlobalStock/Getty Images Pro)
The percentage of students who are chronically absent from schools jumped dramatically in Memphis from the 2018-19 school year to the 2022-23 school year. It’s a national trend that’s also seen in the area’s suburban schools.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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