Despite progress, nearly one in six Hoosier students still missed 10 or more days of school last year.
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What Indiana’s new absenteeism law actually does to attendance policies
A state senator is among those seeking to clarify the state’s new school attendance law amid online confusion.
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CAFE to host panel on current issues in public education
Topics include IREAD, absenteeism and high school graduation requirements.
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How (and why) to report your Warren Township student absent
As Indiana law gets tougher on absences, Warren Township officials say it’s important to communicate when your student will be missing school.
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New Indiana law designed to reduce chronic absenteeism could lead to more parent prosecutions
School officials have always had the ability to seek prosecution for parents of truant students, but state law now requires this course of action to combat rising absenteeism.