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Robertson County Schools report 4,036 students missed 10+ days; board plans work session with courts
Summary
Board heard a chronic-absenteeism report showing 4,036 students missed 10–19 days and roughly 1,000 missed 20 or more days in the 2024–25 school year; board agreed to request a work session with the juvenile court to seek faster interventions.
The Robertson County School Board was told June 9 that 4,036 students missed 10 or more school days this year and roughly 1,000 students missed 20 or more days, and board members discussed asking the juvenile court system for faster intervention.
Board presenter Doctor Weeks reported the numbers during the district’s chronic-absenteeism review, saying, “if you look at page 83 ... 4,036 students have missed more than 10 days ... that's about 36 percent of our students.” He told the board that roughly a thousand students have missed 20 or more days, and that staff have made repeated outreach attempts to families.
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