Lawrence County school absentees below state average

Lawrence County school absentees below state average

Students in Lawrence County’s public schools fell below the state rate for chronic absences, according to new data released by the Ohio Department of Education and Gov. Mike Dewine on Wednesday. DeWine and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce director Stephen D. Dackin announced the launch of Ohio’s new Statewide Attendance Dashboard, a public tool designed to provide fast, transparent, and easy-to-use attendance data to help schools, fami…