@HebrideanHecate @KeepTakingTheSoma We actually had a conversation about this yesterday in the lunch room. We have a handful of girls who are chronically absent. they show up when they get close to meeting the threshold for the school to contact authorities. They come in for a few days and then start up again. In one case, the dad (mom doesn't seem to be around) doesn't check his emails (one is automatically sent when an absence is registered) and only reacts when the principal calls him. He leaves for work before his daughters leave for school and doesn't make sure that they do. The others seem to have given up or don't seem too concerned. It's fucking baffling.