Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser plans to announce legislation to hold parents accountable if their children are chronically absent from the school system.
According to a report by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, 60% of high school students in Washington were chronically absent from school, and 43% of all grade levels were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year.
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