COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Columbus County Schools (CCS) has announced updates to its attendance and cell phone policies ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. CCS says chronic absence is defined as ...

Savannah-Chatham County Public School System students voiced attendance challenges stemming from illness, transportation, and lack of engagement. A February audit revealed inconsistencies in ...

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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Lots of changes are coming to the Savannah Chatham County Public school system, including free breakfast and lunch for every student and a new policy for attendance.

Despite raising five kids in the Clark County school system, Jenna Robertson said there’s one topic she still hasn’t figured out. “I still don’t understand the attendance policies,” she told The ...

Schools’ progress in fighting chronic absenteeism has slowed over the past few years, remaining stubbornly higher than pre-pandemic absence rates. But a new analysis shows that progress has been ...

The percentage of chronically absent Lakewood High students dropped to 16.3% in 2023-2024, down from 29.6% a year earlier, an almost 50% decline, according to the most recent state data. The Asbury ...