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250,000 NYC public school students - 1 out of 5 - were chronically absent in the 2009-2010 academic year
3 out of 4 students who are severely chronically absent in the sixth grade never graduate from high school
79% of NYC children in the juvenile justice system have records of chronic absenteeism
34% of NYC high school students missed on month of school or more in the 2009-2010 academic year
15% of NYC elementary school students missed on month of school or more in the 2009-2010 academic year
Learn what the Task Force is doing to tackle this problem.
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