State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's report highlights the alarming rise in absenteeism in New York schools, with nearly a third of students chronically truant, intensified post-pandemic.
The K-12 rate of chronic absenteeism reached 29.1% in the 2022-23 school year, exacerbated by pandemic school closures, with the highest rates among high school students.
Chronic absenteeism serves as a significant indicator of future issues such as delinquency and drug abuse, emphasizing the importance of tackling this problem for educational recovery.
DiNapoli stresses the urgency of reducing chronic absenteeism to remedy pandemic-related learning losses, noting that without immediate action, conditions are expected to worsen.
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