ABC 7 News - WJLA | 29,000 DC students missed at least 10 days of school last year, DC official says @7NewsDC | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
7News attended a private event during which the state of students attending school in the District was shared with pediatric doctors. Doctors said that, in D.C., students missing school is a health issue.

“29,000 students were truant last year,” said Paul Kihn,D.C. Deputy Mayor for Education.

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