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August 18, 2024

Schools have made slow progress on record absenteeism, with millions of kids still skipping class

By JOCELYN GECKER, BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and SHARON LURYE Associated Press

MEDFORD, Mass. — Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every

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