… Chronic Absenteeism and the Criminal Justice Link now what we know is that chronic absenteeism is categorized as missing 10% or more than 18 school days per school year year. Chronic absenteeism is also a strong predictor of involvement with youth in the criminal justice system. Data from the 202324 school year shows that black students in Wisconsin, including a high concentration of Milwaukee Public School students, have chronic absenteeism rates of 47.9 to 51%, 4.28 … (08:29–08:37)
CLAIM
Asserts a link between chronic absenteeism and youth involvement in the criminal justice system.
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