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This article explores the definitions, rates, and causes of absenteeism. Through analysis of existing literature, it proposes a comprehensive approach to address the problem. Drawing on concepts of trauma-informed education and Response to Intervention (RtI), the author endorses a framework with a tiered structure of supports to create safe and supportive environments, alongside a more targeted approach to address individual root causes. By combining trauma-informed practices with the tiered approach of RtI, schools can address absenteeism and promote well-being.  \nAttendance and student absenteeism is a serious issue facing schools today. The purpose of this paper is to define absenteeism, deepen understanding of the scope of the problem, discover possible causes of this problem, and explore the impact of absenteeism on student learning. The goal is ultimately to explore existing literature centered around attendance and student absenteeism to identify potential solutions that can be implemented within the context of my urban Manitoba school. To address student absenteeism, I advocate a school wide traumabased approach embedded within existing support structures such as Response to Intervention (RtI) .  \nAbsenteeism in the Literature  \nStudent absences are categized into (a) explained absences of which parents/guardians are aware, such as illness, quarantine (particularly important in recent years due to pandemic restrictions), injuries, or medical appointments; and (b) unexplained absences of which parents/guardians are unaware, which includes any reason where absences have not received approval (Aucejo] & Romano, 2016) . The term truancy is sometimes used when relating to students with unexplained absences. Truancy describes multiple unexplained absences that last full school days, as willful behaviour of either the student or their parents choosing to be noncompliant with the school system (Shute & Cooper, 2015) . In this article, school absenteeism is quantified as a percentage that reflects the relationship between the total number of school days missed , encompassing both explained and unexplained absences (truancy), and the total number of school days possible in a given year.  \nPrevalence  \nA sharp increase in school absenteeism has been experienced in recent years. Dee (2023) gathered extensive data on school absences, encompassing 40 states and 92% of all K-12 public school students in the U.S. from 2022. Examining this data, Dee suggested that on an average day in the 2022-2023 school year almost 10% of kindergarten to grade 12 students were absent. This issue is also reflected by local data in Manitoba, from the Louis Riel School Division (LRSD) where during the first 3 months of the 2022-2023 school year there was an overall absenteeism rate of 11.8%, almost double the 6.3% pre-pandemic rate seen in 2016- 2017 (Louis Riel School Division [LRSD], 2022) .  \nThese rates are further developed using the term chronically absent, which is defined as a student missing more than 10% of the total school year. When drilling down into the data regarding chronically absent students, there was an increase in the 2021-2022 school year to 28.3% from the pre-pandemic 2018-2019 school year of 14.8%(Dee, 2023) . LRSD (2022) reported an even higher percentage, with almost 40% of students in LRSD qualifying for chronic absenteeism. These international and local absence percentages are strikingly similar when analyzing school-based data within one of the schools in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Data gathered through student information systems where teachers were required to report daily attendance show a 30% daily absenteeism rate for the 2022-2023 school year in that particular school. Putting these ","cbCaijnjuBbBvRg2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijnjuBbBvRg2","pdf",91976,"English","# Abstract\n# Attendance and Student Absenteeism\n## Absenteeism in the Literature\n## Prevalence\n## Causes","[{\"question\":\"How does the article define student absenteeism and truancy?\",\"answer\":\"Absenteeism is quantified as the percentage of missed school days, including both explained and unexplained absences. Truancy is used for students with multiple unexplained absences that occur on full school days.\"},{\"question\":\"What prevalence trends does the paper report?\",\"answer\":\"The paper describes a sharp recent increase in absenteeism. It cites U.S. data for the 2022–2023 school year and local Manitoba data, including higher rates compared with pre-pandemic levels, along with growth in chronic absenteeism.\"},{\"question\":\"What causes of absenteeism does the article discuss?\",\"answer\":\"The paper explains absenteeism through a functional model of unexcused absences and notes that identifying a single cause is difficult. It highlights shifts during the pandemic period, including disrupted routines and school-based social dynamics, as factors related to increased absences.\"}]","School Ghost Towns - Combating the Increasing Number of Absences in Schools | PDF",1792080759,13]