Student Truancy and Chronic Absenteeism: Causes, Interventions, and Solutions
What Is Truancy? Truancy refers to unexcused absences from school and is a leading indicator of long-term academic and social disengagement. Chronic absenteeism remains a nationwide crisis, with roughly 10.8 million K–12 students estimated to be chronically absent during the 2024–25 school year—still far above pre-pandemic levels (Diliberti, 2025). Unlike excused absences due to illness […]