absenteeism

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Teachers nationwide shared stories with The 19th about the toll that immigration enforcement is having on students, from chronic absenteeism to emotional distress that makes learning nearly impossible.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2026

When older, those with ACEs experience higher rates of absenteeism and other issues at work and struggle to remain employed.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Among the latter were thousands of air traffic controllers, but absenteeism increased among a workforce that was already suffering from staff shortages before the shutdown.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

For school districts, the policies are intended to keep more kids in the classroom, preventing the learning loss that comes from chronic absenteeism — defined as missing at least 10% of school days.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

These are the patriotic arguments for absenteeism; then come others, which may be classed under the head of "expediency reasons," such as debts, duns, outlawries, &c.

From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Lever, Charles James