Why Students Are Skipping School

A startling study published by Stanford University education professor Thomas Dee last month found that record-breaking numbers of American K-12 students have been chronically absent since the reopening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. While there are a variety of explanations for the truancy crisis, damaged relationships between families and schools may play a major role. A better understanding of that damaged relationship can serve as a helpful first step in beginning to solve the attendance crisis in America’s schools.