absenteeism
noun
ab·sen·tee·ism
ˌab-sən-ˈtē-ˌi-zəm 
1
: prolonged absence of an owner from his or her property
2
: chronic absence (as from work or school)
also
: the rate of such absence
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The urban school system faces challenges such as chronic absenteeism, lagging graduation rates and falling enrollment.
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Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
And sometimes, schools’ strategies for handling absenteeism – like fines for truancy – exacerbate rather than solve the disengagement.
—Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
As the school year comes to a close, one problem is plaguing educators across the country: chronic absenteeism.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 June 2024
In the Nutmeg State, chronic absenteeism in the 2021-22 school year was 23.7 percent or more than 115,000 students — more than double the 10.4 percent before the pandemic.
—Jennifer Openshaw, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
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Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2024
And sometimes, schools’ strategies for handling absenteeism – like fines for truancy – exacerbate rather than solve the disengagement.
—Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
As the school year comes to a close, one problem is plaguing educators across the country: chronic absenteeism.
—Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 10 June 2024
In the Nutmeg State, chronic absenteeism in the 2021-22 school year was 23.7 percent or more than 115,000 students — more than double the 10.4 percent before the pandemic.
—Jennifer Openshaw, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Absenteeism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absenteeism. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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