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2022 DOE REPORT: RICHMOND, LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE LARGE ABSENTEE RATES

(Wayne County, IN)--Here’s more on the annual school performance reports for 2022 issued recently for all public schools in Indiana, including the five public schools in Wayne County.  Students in two of the five districts are failing to get to school at an incredibly disproportionate rate.  Among lots of other statistics, the report tracks students who have more than ten unexcused absences.  For three of the five districts at the high school level, it’s not a lot.  Northeastern had six percent, Hagerstown had seven percent, and Centerville had ten percent.  But, at Lincoln High School, 37% of students had at least ten unexcused absences.  At Richmond High School, it was even worse…40% of students had at least ten unexcused absences.  For Richmond, the number now is three times higher than what it was just three years ago.