Chronic Absence is defined as: when a student misses 10% of the school year with excused or unexcused absences.  So that means if a student misses 2 days per month, he/she is considered, by definition, chronically absent.

 

Check out this cool website from United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania and watch the video by Pittsburgh's Mayor, Bill Paduto and the Pittsburgh Pirate Parrot!  https://uwswpa.org/be-there/