Chronic absenteeism is down in Memphis schools, but high schoolers still struggle to show up
MSCS high schoolers struggle with attendance at a significantly higher rate than the state average. (Ariel J Cobbert/Chalkbeat)
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That means around 12,000 high schoolers would miss more than 10% or 18 school days in a year. That’s significantly higher than the statewide average.
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Bri Hatch
Bri Hatch covers Memphis-Shelby County Schools for Chalkbeat Tennessee. Hatch spent the past two years in Baltimore covering all-things education for WYPR, the city’s local NPR station, as a Report for America Corps Member.
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