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‘COVID crushed us’: Chronic absenteeism plagued N.J. schools during pandemic

According to the annual New Jersey School Performance Report, the number of students in the Camden City School Distrct who missed 10 or more school days jumped to 57% during the 2020-21 school year.

File: An empty hallways at Morgan Village Middle School in Camden, NJ on Monday, January 17, 2022. Morgan Village Middle School is a 6th-8th grade school in the Fairview section of Camden.
File: An empty hallways at Morgan Village Middle School in Camden, NJ on Monday, January 17, 2022. Morgan Village Middle School is a 6th-8th grade school in the Fairview section of Camden.Read moreMiguel Martinez / For The Inquirer