Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere
by alephnerd on Friday March 29, 2024 @08:37AM
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> some kind of diagnosis making it hard for them in school
This is a valid reason to be absent, and school administrators, teachers, and statistics take that into account.
My comment was aimed specifically at students who don't have valid physical or mental issues.
My mom's school district does not enforce suspensions for chronic absenteeism due to a subset of very affluent and litigious parents.
> This is for Sweden
Makes sense. There is no point comparing the Swedish or "American" system, as there are 13,187 different American systems that all have different norms and rules besides a handful stipulated by the DoE.
Even inter-US comparisons don't make sense for that reason.
This is a valid reason to be absent, and school administrators, teachers, and statistics take that into account.
My comment was aimed specifically at students who don't have valid physical or mental issues.
My mom's school district does not enforce suspensions for chronic absenteeism due to a subset of very affluent and litigious parents.
> This is for Sweden
Makes sense. There is no point comparing the Swedish or "American" system, as there are 13,187 different American systems that all have different norms and rules besides a handful stipulated by the DoE.
Even inter-US comparisons don't make sense for that reason.