Too many absences - excused or unexcused - can keep students from succeeding in school and in life. How many are too many? 10% of the school year - that's 18 missed days or 2 days a month - can knock students off track.
Parents underestimate the number of year-end absences. 60% of parents said their child was absent an average of 2+ days a month, but not 10+ days a year.