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圣何塞1/4的学生长期旷课！
Students at Merritt Trace Elementary School are pictured in this file photo.
在这张资料照片中，是梅里特·特雷西小学的学生。
Santa Clara County’s largest school district is dealing with a double-digit absenteeism problem and working to understand why.
圣克拉拉县最大的学区正在处理两位数的缺勤问题，并努力了解原因。
Schools are combatting chronic absenteeism through a multi-faceted approach as more and more students miss class, possibly due to COVID-19 infections, mental health issues or other factors.
由于越来越多的学生缺课，学校正在通过多方面的方法解决长期缺课问题，缺课的原因可能是新冠病毒感染、心理健康问题或其他因素。
Recent data shows the San Jose Unified School District has had a 17% absenteeism rate since the start of the school year through mid-September. The percentage is high, but an improvement over rates that reached as high as 25% during the pandemic. In a district that serves more than 30,000 students, it means one out of four students missed school.
最近的数据显示，从新学年开始到9月中旬，圣何塞联合学区(San Jose Unified School District)的缺勤率为17%。这一比例很高，但比大流行期间高达25%的比例有所改善。在一个有3万多名学生的学区，这意味着四分之一的学生缺课。
“Prior to the pandemic starting, we were always under the (chronic absenteeism rate) target of 9%,” said San Jose Unified School District Superintendent Nancy Albarran. “Now, every large district, the urban districts in particular, are really struggling with chronic absenteeism.”
圣何塞联合学区负责人南希·阿尔巴兰说:“在大流行开始之前，我们一直在9%的(长期缺勤率)目标之下。”“现在，每个大城市，尤其是市区，都在与长期缺勤问题作斗争。”
Students are defined as chronically absent if they miss 10%, or 18 days, of the school year.
如果学生一学年旷课10%，即18天，就被定义为长期缺课。
Schools are working to provide families with community-based support and viewing absenteeism as a lingering symptom of the pandemic, officials said at a recent SJUSD board meeting. Chronic absenteeism could have impacts on students’ academic success.
官员们在最近的一次SJUSD董事会会议上说，学校正在努力为家庭提供基于社区的支持，并将旷课视为大流行的一个挥之不去的症状。长期旷课可能会影响学生的学业成绩。
Darbi O’Connell, director of student services for the school district, said ongoing COVID infections could be a factor, as students may spend extended periods at home recovering. Rates for chronic absenteeism differ depending on grade level, she said. While school districts are rolling back cautionary measures such as mask mandates this year, students and staff are still falling ill.
该学区学生服务主任达比·奥康奈尔(Darbi O 'Connell)表示，持续的COVID感染可能是一个因素，因为学生可能需要长时间在家恢复。她说，不同年级的学生长期缺勤的比例不同。尽管各学区今年取消了要求戴口罩等警戒措施，但学生和工作人员仍在生病。
“COVID is still with us,” O’Connell said. “If a student has to be home for COVID exposure or COVID illness this year, it’s very possible that they are part of these chronic absentee rates right now.”
奥康奈尔说:“COVID仍然伴随着我们。“如果一名学生今年因为接触新冠病毒或感染新冠病毒而不得不回家，他们很有可能是目前长期缺勤率的一部分。”
Elementary schools in the district are facing chronic absenteeism rates from 13.4% to as high as 31.2%. The ranges are slightly lower for middle schools and high schools, at 10% to 22% and 10% to 23.5%, respectively.
该地区的小学面临着从13.4%到高达31.2%的长期缺勤率。初中和高中的比例则略低，分别为10% - 22%和10% - 23.5%。
Students who are chronically absent do not face punitive measures, but high absenteeism rates serve as an indicator for underlying problems in the district, said Stephen McMahon, SJUSD deputy superintendent.
SJUSD副校长斯蒂芬·麦克马洪(Stephen McMahon)说，长期缺勤的学生不会面临惩罚措施，但高缺勤率是该地区潜在问题的一个指标。
If a student is chronically absent, their families are encouraged to attend school-held neighborhood meetings where the importance of attendance is emphasized, said O’Connell. Other interventions include individual conversations with counselors or connecting families to community-based organizations.
奥康奈尔说，如果学生长期缺席，学校鼓励他们的家人参加学校举办的社区会议，强调出席的重要性。其他干预措施包括与咨询师的个人对话或将家庭与社区组织联系起来。
“Everybody really has a hand in addressing any attendance problems that we have with students,” O’Connell said.
奥康奈尔说:“每个人都有责任解决学生的出勤问题。”
Another potential cause for absenteeism might be high levels of anxiety and emotional stress, an issue before the pandemic. Cheryl Elafifi, a Willow Glen Middle School teacher, said the district is placing emphasis on mental wellness as campuses are incorporating social emotional learning curriculum to help students address any mental trauma from the past two years. The district opened wellness centers earlier this year, staffed with mental health counselors to assist in addressing the issue.
缺勤的另一个潜在原因可能是高度焦虑和情绪压力，这是大流行之前的一个问题。Willow Glen中学的老师Cheryl Elafifi说，学区正在重视心理健康，因为学校正在加入社会情感学习课程，帮助学生解决过去两年的心理创伤。今年早些时候，该地区开设了健康中心，配备了心理健康顾问，以帮助解决这个问题。
“Decreased stress increases self awareness, it improves academic performance, gives more self confidence and a greater ability to focus in class,” Elafifi said.
埃拉菲说:“减轻压力能增强自我意识，提高学习成绩，增强自信，使学生在课堂上更能集中注意力。”
The situation is happening countywide and so disconcerting that last year it prompted the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to draw up a plan to tackle and fund the crisis. Data from Santa Clara Unified School District shows a chronic absenteeism rate as high as 20% over the course of the pandemic, although that number decreased to 10% this school year. Data from Evergreen Elementary School District shows some schools in the district had chronic absenteeism rates as high as 19% last school year.
这种情况在全县范围内都在发生，而且非常令人不安，以至于去年促使圣克拉拉县监督委员会制定了一项计划，以应对这场危机并为其提供资金。圣克拉拉联合学区的数据显示，在大流行期间，长期缺勤率高达20%，尽管这一数字在本学年下降到10%。来自长荣小学学区的数据显示，该学区的一些学校上学年的长期缺勤率高达19%。
County data reveals chronic absenteeism disproportionately impacts low-income students. Students who deal with absenteeism as early as preschool are more likely to struggle with reading in elementary school, which impacts academic success in high school.
县里的数据显示，长期旷课对低收入学生的影响尤为严重。早在学龄前就有缺课问题的学生，在小学时更有可能在阅读方面遇到困难，而这又会影响到高中时的学业成就。
Ultimately, attendance is an important factor in ensuring students are fully supported at school and can perform academically, Albarran said.
最终，出勤率是确保学生在学校得到充分支持和学业表现的一个重要因素，Albarran说。
“We want the kids to be there so we can support them,” Albarran said. “We want them to understand how to be at school, how to interact with other people, how to ask for help when they need it.”
“我们希望孩子们在那里，这样我们就可以支持他们，”阿尔巴兰说。“我们希望他们了解如何在学校生活，如何与他人互动，如何在需要的时候寻求帮助。”
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