New €6m campaign to promote school attendance amid surge in unexplained absences
Absences due to covid severely impacted school attendance. Picture: Larry Cummins
The Department of Education has launched a new €6m campaign promoting school attendance following a significant increase in unexplained school absences in recent years.
As first reported by the , unexplained school absences have quadrupled in just three years, raising concerns thousands of students missed out on crucial parts of their education.
