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@dustcircle.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:21 AM

#Ohio’ s chronic #absenteeism rate is dropping, but is more than 10% higher than pre-pandemic rates

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@nogowriter.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 3:11 PM

They can’t learn if they ain’t there
johnnogowski.substack.com/p/they-cant-... #GadsdenCountySchools #Education #Absenteeism #CommunitiesInSchools #MarkTwain

@dfe-answers.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 10:30 AM

A question on #Pupils #Absenteeism tabled by Iqbal Mohamed on 04-09-2026 has been answered by Paul Waugh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-04/27345

@dfe-answers.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 9:30 AM

A question on #Pupils #Absenteeism tabled by Iqbal Mohamed on 04-09-2026 has been answered by Paul Waugh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-04/27346

@dfe-answers.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 9:30 AM

A question on #Pupils #Absenteeism tabled by Iqbal Mohamed on 04-09-2026 has been answered by Paul Waugh. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-04/27344

@aurianneor.bsky.socialSep 11, 2026, 7:36 AM

Absences from work: www.aurianneor.org/absences-fro...

#absent #absentee #absenteeism #art #CEO #director #doctor #health #illness #job #lazy #management #mentalhealth #mentalillness #Photomontage #politics #replacement #resignation #retirement #shirker #sickleave #slacker #work #workingconditions

Everyone talks about absence from work. But if you don’t show up for work, it’s professional misconduct and you can be fired for it. What we’re talking about is absence from work, which is justified by a sick leave, i.e. due to illness. To speak of absence from work without mentionning illness is to question the competence of the doctor who is supposed to make sick leaves without cause, and to deny the suffering of those who are absent from work. We also hear the expression “call in sick”, as if we had a choice, as if it were something we could do without cause. Either you’re sick, or you’re able to go to work. It’s up to the doctor to judge, not the patient. The image of the absentee is linked to that of a deserter who would compromise the outcome of the war. There’s also the suffering of those who can’t take a break and hurt themselves even more. They continue to work when they should be at home, because of a moral rather than a medical judgment. They’re afraid they won’t get their contract renewed, won’t get a promotion or will be fired on the grounds that they’re lazy. They are made to feel guilty because others have done the work for them. But in the case of sick leave, it’s the social security system that pays the salary. Why doesn’t the employer hire replacements? The work overload transferred to the other employees results in a cascade of sick leave, as the overwork makes them ill. In addition, there are cases of sick leave absences due to a lack of flexibility on the part of the employer. Health appointments must be guaranteed. If the employer refuses to make arrangements, a sick leave is required. Employers have are responsible for providing a non-toxic work environment. Some people get sick because the pressure is too high, because they are being harassed or because their situation is too precarious and their contract too uncertain. Some managers even use techniques to make the work environment unbearable so that employees will resign themselves, t…