Jane Groff, left, and Tamara Huff of the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center said the increase of chronically absent students in Kansas schools from 13.7% to 24.5% in five years was cause for concern. Photo Credit: Photo by Tim Carpenter
The number of K-12 students in Kansas classified as chronically absent from school surged to 24.5% during the 2021-2022 academic year as educators emerged from…