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House Education hears plan to shift from truancy to chronic-absenteeism framework
Summary
Agency of Education staff told the House Education committee the proposal would standardize definitions of excused and unexcused absences, include approved independent schools that receive public funding, and emphasize prevention and documentation before legal referral.
The House Education committee on Feb. 5 heard Agency of Education staff describe a proposed statutory shift from a truancy model to a chronic-absenteeism framework intended to standardize attendance definitions and promote earlier school-based interventions.
Agency witnesses said the draft grew from several years of work and expanded stakeholder engagement. "We're really thinking about this idea of shared accountability for shared funding," said Courtney O'Brien, who introduced the agency's presentation. Anne Bordenaro, director for Safe and Healthy Schools, said the effort follows research linking chronic absence to later-life outcomes and aims to fix wide…
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