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Los estudiantes pueden perder clases por varias razones, incluidos problemas de transporte, responsabilidades familiares o desvinculación de la escuela.

Los estudiantes de Arizona son suspendidos por no presentarse a clase, y los datos muestran que los estudiantes negros, latinos y nativos americanos con frecuencia están sobrerrepresentados entre los que no pueden asistir a clases por faltar a clase. Read more»

Pandemic-related school closures wreaked havoc on attendance. By the 2021-22 school year, districts and charter networks across the country were facing what many dubbed a crisis of absenteeism. Students weren’t showing up, and educators had to act. Read more»

Students may miss class for any number of reasons, including transportation problems, family responsibilities or disengagement from school.

Arizona students are suspended for not showing up to class - because they arrive late, leave campus midday or fail to make it at all - and the data shows, Black, Latino and Native American students are frequently overrepresented among those blocked from class for missing class. Read more»

Los estudiantes pueden perder clases por varias razones, incluidos problemas de transporte, responsabilidades familiares o desvinculación de la escuela.

Aunque al menos 11 estados prohíben por completo suspender a los estudiantes por faltar a clase, las escuelas en gran parte del país, incluido Arizona, tienen la libertad de castigar a los estudiantes por faltar al tiempo de aprendizaje obligándolos a faltar aún más. Read more»

Students may miss class for any number of reasons, including transportation problems, family responsibilities or disengagement from school.

Suspending students for missing class is a controversial tactic and though at least 11 states fully ban the practice, schools in much of the country - including Arizona - are free to punish students for missing learning time by forcing them to miss even more. Read more»