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The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

The Pony Express

Student Maggie Offord walks into her second hour after class has started. Attendance is a very important part of life and being late or missing is becoming a problem in schools.

As absences rise, students fall behind

Hanna Wiese, Graphics Editor April 18, 2025

Every day a student misses school, they fall further behind academically, socially and emotionally. Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10% or more of the school year, and it is a big problem...

Pony Centers have taken the brunt of handling absenteeism. Assistant principals and counselors are often overwhelmed with cases of student absenteeism.

School must motivate students to raise attendance

Pony Express Staff June 8, 2022

Chronic absenteeism has been a prevailing problem in the United States for the past decade. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, existing problems were exacerbated tenfold. Among other factors, lack of...

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