Lynn Superintendent Catherine Latham recently commented on the increasing number of unexcused absences in the Lynn Public Schools which has had a negative effect on some schools' Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status. Other urban districts like Lynn are also seeing a much higher average number of days absent than the state average (9.1 days).
- Boston: 13.5
- Brockton: 10.7
- Fall River: 14.4
- Holyoke: 15.1
- Lawrence: 12.1
- Lowell: 11.1
- Lynn: 10.8
- New Bedford: 12.8
- Springfield: 15.1
- Worcester: 9.8
*All Data Taken from: www.doe.mass.edu
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