Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
Schools OK Stricter Attendance Policy
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Jacque Dunbar, student services director, wants to make sure parents are aware of the new policy, which she said was a result of Davie’s attendance rank of 63 out of 115 systems, but was necessary because attendance is crucial to success in school.
“Research shows that students who have better attendance experience higher academic achievement,” Dunbar said. “There is a direct correlation between attendance and the drop out rate, which increased for Davie last year, to 5.15 percent, up from 3.73 the previous year. If kids are not coming to school, then they’re in danger of dropping out, so attendance affects the drop out rate and the attendance rate. If you ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.