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September is Attendance Awareness Month

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September is Attendance Awareness Month and the Meridian Public School District has pledged to focus on reducing chronic absenteeism in the new school year.

A student who misses 10% or more of their school days, which averages to just two days a month, for any reason, is considered chronically absent. Every absence, excused or unexcused, (including suspensions), is a learning opportunity lost. 

Chronically absent students are more likely to fall behind academically and less likely to graduate from high school. Addressing chronic absenteeism and developing good attendance habits is a solvable problem for which we all share responsibility.

Let's do our part by making sure students are in school daily and on time.

- from MDE

 

 

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