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Published January 30th, 2024, 07:54 pm

In Utah - 27% of Utah students are chronically absent --That's what the latest data from 2022 shows -- up from 13% in 2018.  Some states are even trying to bribe kids and pay them to come to school. Dave and Debbie speak with Ben Horsley, Chief of Staff with the Granite School District about the issue of Absenteeism. Then, BYU Clinical Psychologist Dr. Tom Golightly joins the show to share his top 3 strategies to find out the root of the problem as to why kids are not going to school. Is it bullying, is it depression, or is it fear?

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Make School Mandatory Again: A deeper look into chronic absenteeism

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