A bill that seeks to reduce the significant spike in chronic absenteeism in Utah schools since the pandemic reached final passage in the Utah Legislature earlier this week.
Among Utah students living in poverty, 37% were chronically absent in 2022, while 27% of students statewide were chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year, according to data provided by the Utah State Board of Education.
Numbers of chronically absent students statewide have climbed substantially since the 2017-2018 school year, when 12.9% were missing at least 10% of the time, which is approximately 18 days, state data shows. The percentage increase is notable as Utah prepares to further expand full-day kindergarten statewide and funding kindergarten students on par with their older peers beginning this fall."It requires evidence-based action on the part of the Utah State Board of Education to institute code to get kids back in school. It also requires cooperation between the LEAs , the State Board of Education and the Division of Juvenile Justice and Youth Services," he said.
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