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Board hears enrollment dip; more than 600 students reported as homeschooled, trustees raise attendance concerns
Summary
The district reported a month-to-month enrollment drop and a rise in homeschooling; board members discussed limits on oversight of homeschooling and impacts of recent truancy-related legislation.
Muhlenberg County Schools reported a decline in enrollment from 4,216 students in the previous reporting period to 4,177 in the most recent month, and officials said more than 600 students are currently recorded as being homeschooled.
Mr. Washington, the district—s attendance and enrollment official, told the board that month 7 (the reporting period that ended in mid-February) produced a 92.8% attendance rate, the highest since month 3, but that total enrollment…
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