Absenteeism in school districts throughout Florida skyrocketed beginning during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, confounding ...

The COVID-19 pandemic sparked high absenteeism in public schools statewide, and five years later thousands of students miss ...

One of Florida’s largest school districts is no longer excusing absences for students whose parents keep them home over COVID-19 infection fears. The Orange County Public Schools superintendent ...

A Florida school district, the ninth largest in the nation, will no longer allow excused absences for students who remain at home due to Covid-19 concerns. Orange County Public Schools ...

Thousands of Central Florida students continue to miss school because of COVID-19 as do hundreds of teachers and other staff, absences that have raised fears about ongoing “learning loss” and ...

The ninth largest school district in the country, Orange County Public Schools in Florida, is adjusting its absence policy. Students can no longer be given an excused absence if they stay home ...

TALLAHASSEE - Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data collected by the Florida ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session could look to address the problem of chronic absenteeism among public school students. Data collected by the Florida ...

In tenth grade he estimated he missed nearly 60 days of school, or a third of the academic year. He is part of an alarming trend. Absenteeism across Florida skyrocketed beginning with that COVID ...