Senate study committee hears GOSA data showing sharp post‑pandemic rise in chronic absenteeism, widening disparities
State data presented to a joint Senate/House study committee show chronic absenteeism spiked after the pandemic and remains well above pre‑pandemic levels, with Black, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged and students with disabilities hardest hit; experts and local leaders urged expanded school‑based behavioral health, nursing, mentoring and out‑of‑school supports.
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At a joint meeting of the Georgia Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism, state researchers and local leaders presented data and local responses to a marked rise in chronic absenteeism since the COVID‑19 pandemic.
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