British Columbia - Absences increasing in B.C.'s biggest school districts

Students in B.C.'s biggest districts are missing significantly more school in recent years, with absences having tripled in some places, as found by an exclusive CBC News analysis. Experts say the increases are significant because the more school students miss, the less likely they are to graduate.

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