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Parkrose attendance report: district rate near 47% chronic absenteeism; students point to burnout and transportation
Summary
Teaching & Learning staff reported roughly 47% of Parkrose students met the state definition of chronic absenteeism last year; student board members cited stress, family responsibilities, work schedules and transportation as major causes and urged non‑punitive, supportive interventions.
Mr. Guindot, the district’s teaching and learning representative, told the board that state guidance defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% of the school year and that Parkrose’s district rate was roughly 47% last year. He stressed that absenteeism is linked to reading and graduation outcomes and showed local breakdowns by grade and by race/ethnicity.
Mr. Guindot…
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