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Plea to all teachers and educators.....
Please don't have general attendance targets for your students.
Some schools reward and punish depending on attendance scores. Some schools publicly give treats/extra break times/points to those who attend more, shaming those who don't/can't.
This is very problematic and potentially damaging to the student and their family.
Many students whose attendance isn't 100% or even 90% often have high levels of anxiety, executive function difficulties, mental health issues, family difficulties and/or physical illensses/disabilities.
Don't punish them for any of these, but try to understand their situation with an open and non-judgemental mind.
They just need 1 person to understand them better and it can truly change their lives.
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