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Norwalk schools report attendance drop among multilingual learners; behavior incidents decline but disparities persist
Summary
District staff reported chronic absenteeism at 18.9% versus the state 17.1%, highlighted a post–Jan. 20 drop in multilingual learner attendance, and said overall student incidents are down 12% though Black students remain more likely to be suspended.
Norwalk Public Schools officials on Tuesday told the Board of Education that districtwide chronic absenteeism stood at about 18.9%—close to but above the state rate of 17.1%—and that multilingual learners (MLL) have experienced a recent, sizable decline in average daily attendance.
Sandy Fayouis (presenter name in transcript: Ms. Fayouis) said the district began tracking attendance before and after Jan. 20 and found MLL average daily attendance fell about five percentage points after that date. She said MLL students who receive language services currently show a 25.6% chronic-absence rate compared with 16.8% for non-MLL students. Students who receive specialized-learning services are at…
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