chronic absenteeism
Habitual attendance failure
Chronic absenteeism is the pattern of missing school or work at a rate that undermines success—typically defined in education as missing 10% or more of school days.
Unlike truancy, which implies willful skipping, chronic absenteeism includes all absences regardless of cause: illness, family obligations, transportation problems, or avoidance.
The district launched an intervention program to address chronic absenteeism.
- workplacesSites of employment
- counseling servicesProfessional emotional support sessions
- skill gapsLacking required competencies
- povertySevere lack of resources
- schoolsPlaces of learning
missing school · skipping class · social isolation · support system · flexible scheduling · substance abuse · broken home · financial loss · truancy · school refusal · mentorship programs · dropout rates · at-risk youth · early warning systems · warning signs · healthcare facilities · bullying · workplace stress
- truancytruancy, skipping class, skipping school, cutting class, cutting school
- status offensestruancy, curfew violation, underage drinking, incorrigibility, breaking curfew
chronic absenteeismperfect attendance
Never missing a day
daily attendance · punctuality · reliability · dependability · presence
chronic absenteeismdedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
commitment · conscientiousness · diligence · reliability · engagement
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