School Attendance

The Ohio Department of Education reports that in the 2021-2022 school year, 30% of students were chronically absent - double the rate before the pandemic.

By some estimates, chronic absenteeism doubled during the pandemic. Now, about halfway through the most "normal" school year since 2020, the situation hasn't improved in many places.

If Ohio children are absent from class without excuse, their schools will have to notify their parents within the first two hours of the school day under…