The absences come on top of time students missed during school closures and pandemic disruptions. Absences were more prevalent among Latino, Black and low-income students, according to Dee’s analysis. Taken together, the data from 40 states and Washington, D.C., provides the most comprehensive accounting of absenteeism nationwide. Before the pandemic, only 15% of students missed that much school.Īll told, an estimated 6.5 million additional students became chronically absent, according to the data, which was compiled by Stanford University education professor Thomas Dee in partnership with The Associated Press. More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, making them chronically absent, according to the most recent data available. He would end up missing more than five months of sixth grade.Īcross the country, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened during the pandemic. Her son didn’t want to go to school anymore. Negrón's son told her he overheard a teacher mocking his learning disabilities, calling him an ugly name. Everyone seemed less tolerant, more angry. Parents were no longer allowed in the building without appointments, she said, and punishments were more severe. – When in-person school resumed after pandemic closures, Rousmery Negrón and her 11-year-old son both noticed a change: School seemed less welcoming.
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