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The issue of chronic absence (November 26, 2025) and ‘student aggression’ in Connecticut schools (October 28, 2025) are real and the need to solve these pressing, problems is urgent, and they are tied inextricably together.

The October article ends with the question, “what are we going to do about it?” Data doesn’t lie. There has been a marked increase since the end of the pandemic both in the number of chronically absent students and those who are suspended or expelled for aggressive behavior. What was missing from both articles, is the fact that over a 10-year period (2015 – 2016 to 2023 – 2024) there has been a 33,413 drop in the number of students in Connecticut.

The number of chronically absent students has risen, and the number of sus

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