Across DeKalb, thousands of families took part in “Day Without Immigrants” in hopes of showing the affects immigrants have on education, society and the country’s economy.
Many school districts across the state are reporting high absentee rates yesterday. Below, DeKalb Schools reports the schools that had an absentee rate over 10% yesterday.
| CLUSTER | SCHOOL | TOTAL ENROLLMENT |
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ABSENT |
PERCENT ABSENT |
AVERAGE ABSENTEE RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Keys | Cary Reynolds ES | 917 | 411 | 45% | 4% |
| Chamblee | Chamblee HS | 1606 | 428 | 27% | 4% |
| Cross Keys | Cross Keys HS | 1332 | 786 | 59% | 11% |
| Cross Keys | Dresden ES | 980 | 588 | 57% | 3% |
| Cross Keys | John Lewis ES | 379 | 156 | 41% | 4% |
| Cross Keys | Monclair ES | 840 | 413 | 49% | 5% |
| Cross Keys | Oakcliff ES | 754 | 149 | 20% | 3% |
| Cross Keys | Sequoyah MS | 1605 | 600 | 37% | 5% |
Note: Given the high percentage of Latinos enrolled at Woodward ES, they may have been left off this list.
Region II sites reporting over 10% absenteeism yesterday:
Henderson Mill – 22%
Evansdale – 20%
Brockett – 16%
Fernbank – 14%
Coralwood – 12% (23 students due to illness)
Smoke Rise – 11%
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.”