"School absenteeism" refers to the situation when a student is regularly missing or not attending school without a valid reason or permission from the school. Full definition
School: The KMC group spent about 23 percent more time in preschool and had less than half the rate of school absenteeism compared to the control group. (sciencedaily.com)
They found that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) exposure was associated with chronic school absenteeism in school - age children. (attendanceworks.org)
Links to ACNJ's reports • Third annual statewide report on absenteeism • Report on high school absenteeism in Newark • Video from ACNJ's most recent forum on chronic absenteeism, featuring Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, the main sponsor of the bill (acnj.org)