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New records show a dramatic increase in Denver’s teacher absenteeism throughout the district over the past three years, and leaders are unsure why.
DENVER — As an estimated 83,000 students returned to Denver Public Schools this week, new records show a dramatic increase in teacher absenteeism throughout the district over the past three years, and leaders are unsure why.
Records obtained by Boardhawk through the Colorado Open Records Act show 68,818 teacher absentee days at 157 DPS schools last school year compared to 39,772 teacher absentee days at 162 schools in the 2019-20 school year — a 73% increase.
The attendance records do not detail the causes of the increase, but the vast majority of those absences was listed as sick time or excused time under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The federal FMLA provides eligible employees up to 12 work weeks a year of unpaid leave for childbirth, newborn care, adoption or serious health problems for employees or their immediate family members.
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