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Parents, teachers debate if kids should be allowed to skip last day of school

A mother in Florida is sparking quite the debate on TikTok about kids skipping school at the end of the year. Patricia Horton, who has a 12- and 7-year-old at home, took to her TikTok account on May ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class

MEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said ...
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Parents, teachers debate if kids should be allowed to skip last day of school

Florida mom Patricia Horton poses in a photo with her two kids, aged 12 and 7, on Instagram. Screengrab from Patricia Horton's Instagram page A mother in Florida is sparking quite the debate on TikTok ...
The Post-Journal

Schools Made Slow Progress On Record Absenteeism, With Millions Of Kids Still Skipping Class

History teacher Matt Brophy, left, works with Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste, 16, of Medford, Mass., on making up late assignments during summer school at Medford High School, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in ...