Attendance Matters!
"It's only one day!" Why is attendance all that important?
Studies show that school attendance is linked to school achievement. Learning builds day by day. And if your child is not in school, he/she can't learn. It's that simple.
Empty seats in a classroom indicate that students are missing out on learning-and teachers are missing out on teaching those students! When they return, students have to work harder to catch-up-and teachers may have to disrupt current lessons to help them. Some students get overwhelmed and give up.
Disregarding school attendance policies in elementary can lead to problems later on. One research study reports that sixth graders who miss just one day of school a week have a 75 percent chance of never graduating!
So make every effort to get your child to school on time every day.
Courtesy of: The Parent Institute
