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A student at El Dorado High School in Chandler, Ariz., uses a pencil to take a quiz during the 2022 fall semester. The charter school does not suspend students for attendance violations, a practice that is pervasive in other schools throughout Arizona. Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR
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Proposed bill to ban suspensions for attendance violations falls short

maria polletta photoAvatar photo by Maria Polletta and Tara García Mathewson June 14, 2023August 18, 2023

Rep. Laura Terech, a Democrat, crafted a bill in response to an investigation by AZCIR and The Hechinger Report, which revealed for the first time the scope of the controversial disciplinary practice of suspending Arizona students for tardiness and truancy.

Tyequan Colkey, 19, es un estudiante de 12º grado de El Dorado High School, una preparatoria chárter de Chandler, Ariz., que no suspende a los estudiantes por infracciones de asistencia. Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR
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Muchas escuelas encuentran modos de resolver el problema del ausentismo sin suspensiones

Avatar photomaria polletta photo by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta December 16, 2022January 25, 2023
Tyequan Colkey, 19, is a senior at El Dorado High School, a charter high school in Chandler, Ariz., that does not suspend students for attendance violations. The school helped turn around Colkey’s history of absenteeism. Photo by Isaac Stone Simonelli | AZCIR
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In wake of pandemic, some districts take less-punitive approach to absenteeism

Avatar photomaria polletta photo by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
Camilla Forte | The Hechinger Report
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Overrepresentation of Black, Hispanic students among those suspended for missing school could violate civil rights law

Avatar photomaria polletta photoAvatar photo by Tara García Mathewson, Maria Polletta and Fazil Khan December 8, 2022December 12, 2022
Camilla Forte | The Hechinger Report
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Suspending students for absences, tardies compounds learning loss

Avatar photomaria polletta photo by Tara García Mathewson and Maria Polletta December 6, 2022December 14, 2022

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