Almost Half Of Appleton High Schoolers Were Chronically Absent Last School Year. Here's How The District Hopes To Improve That T

Appleton Post-Crescent, The Post-Crescent
Thu, 09/08/2022 - 4:00am

More than four out of 10 high schoolers in the Appleton Area School District were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% of school or more.

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