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Teacher urges stricter attendance policy after spike in classroom failures linked to chronic absences
Summary
A high school math teacher told the board that chronic absenteeism drives most student failures in her Algebra I class and urged the district to adopt clearer limits on parent‑excused absences, reallocate staff to prioritize attendance work and publish attendance‑achievement data.
A high school math teacher told the board she believes chronic absenteeism is the district’s leading academic problem and urged policy changes and staffing prioritization to address it.
Leah Karpenko, who identified herself as a math teacher at Issaquah High School, cited Washington OSPI attendance data showing declines from about 90% pre‑pandemic to roughly 75% (Issaquah High) and 78% (Liberty High) in a recent…
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