The records the state does assemble are incomplete, and give little insight into
patterns of absenteeism.
There are always exceptions where discipline could still result, for example where the employee has a longstanding
pattern of absenteeism issues, or does not follow employer policies to call in and notify of an absence.
Not exact matches
To scout for potential attacks and disease outbreaks, the Department
of Health and Human Services now monitors
patterns of emergency room visits, over-the-counter drugs and school
absenteeism.
Nonetheless, the intuitive connection between school attendance and learning — coupled with the strong
patterns of association between
absenteeism and performance — suggests that chronic
absenteeism is a problem worth addressing.
Chronic
absenteeism in kindergarten, and even pre-K, can predict lower test scores, repeated
patterns of poor attendance and retention in later grades, especially if the absences persist for more than a year.
The study recommends that interventions be implemented during the early middle grades to prevent most dropout outcomes, and that non-traditional credit - earning options be offered to older enrolled students (17 and older) who already have
patterns of chronic
absenteeism and course failure.
The study found that the majority
of students who eventually drop out
of Baltimore high schools enter ninth grade with a
pattern of chronic
absenteeism that goes back at least several years.
In her article Stopping
Absenteeism at the Age
of 5, journalist Rikha Sharma Rani cites, «Poor attendance, especially early on, can delay social and emotional learning — the development
of skills like working in teams and resolving conflict that are crucial to succeeding in school — and set a
pattern of behavior for future years.
While working with districts and schools to solve chronic
absenteeism, Brundage and her colleagues found that the data available from the student information systems allows educators to identify the scope and magnitude
of the issue by identifying how many students were chronically absent and
patterns or trends in the absences.
Chronic
absenteeism in kindergarten, and even pre-K, can predict lower test scores, repeated
patterns of poor attendance and retention in later grades, especially if the problem persists for more than a year.
The majority
of students who eventually drop out
of high school enter 9th grade with a
pattern of chronic
absenteeism that goes back at least several years, the study shows.
«They can have major gaps in their learning when you see a
pattern of chronic
absenteeism.»
They released a report about the
patterns of chronic
absenteeism, which shows, among other things, that transportation barriers and health problems often lead to
absenteeism, and that parents sometimes need help to figure out how to get their kids to school daily.
OSSE's investigation found that D.C. charter high schools have «few students within the highest bands
of absenteeism» and «much more stable
patterns of attendance in the past three years than high schools in DCPS.»
Absenteeism is a habitual
pattern of absence from a duty or obligation.
Lastly, the Court found there was no perceived disability and that had there been a finding
of disability, perceived or otherwise, it would have been impossible for the employer to further accommodate the complainant without undue hardship given the evidence
of his
patterned absenteeism.