55% of NYC 12th-graders chronically absent post-COVIDBy Susan Edelman
May 20, 2023
Nearly 56% of New York City 12th-graders missed at least 18 days of school last year, an alarming new post-pandemic study has found.
And despite the full opening of city schools after the COVID-19 crisis, nearly 50% of black and Hispanic students were chronically absent.
By borough, Bronx kids missed the most classes, 48%, data show.
“Student absenteeism has become significantly worse in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,” says the study issued Friday by the government watchdog Empire Center for Public Policy. “Students simply aren’t coming to school with the same regularity as they did before the pandemic.”
Kids fail to show for various reasons — including jobs, caring for younger siblings or feeling disengaged from school. In some ways, COVID lockdowns and remote classes “normalized the idea of not attending,” the report says.
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https://nypost.com/2023/05/20/55-of-nyc-12th-graders-chronically-absent-post-covid/