Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-11-27 | Page 13 | Schools Study Absentee Rise

Schools Study Absentee Rise When Salt Lake City school students students students stu stu- dents stay away from Crom school it costs the board of education money money moncY for every day a single high school student misses for an elementary child and for Cor a kindergarten pupil The school systems system's share of the state uniform j school chool fund is based on average daily attendance and city school officials official are concerned with the increased absence of students students students stu stu- dents during the first eight weeks of this year ear according to Arthur ArthurE E E. E Arnesen director of research Elementary and kindergarten at attendance attendance attendance at- at has stayed even with last lalit years year's figures 9 1 and 96 respectively but junior high school chool and senior high school attendance has shown an alarming alarming- drop of or 4 4 in m the former and 1 in inthe inthe inthe the latter When average daily attendance is low Mr Arnesen explained the schools receive le less leas s money on the daily attendance basis All truancy truancy truancy tru tru- ancy should be eliminated he said but children should not be besent besent besent sent to school when they are sick