Chicago Tribune: Letters: Editorial board goes after CPS teachers. What about other issues?
The editorial “With 4 in 10 teachers ‘chronically absent’ in ’23, are CTU demands fair?” (Nov. 24) correctly notes that teacher absences in Chicago Public Schools (as in the state overall) increased ...
Muscogee County School District teachers and paraprofessionals who cover a class for an absent teacher when a substitute couldn’t will receive extra pay if the board approves the superintendent’s ...
MSN: ‘Your job is to be there’: Third of Lowcountry teachers considered chronically absent
‘Your job is to be there’: Third of Lowcountry teachers considered chronically absent
The meaning of ABSENT is not present at a usual or expected place : missing. How to use absent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Absent.
absent adjective (NOT PAYING ATTENTION) used to describe a person or the expression on a person's face when they are thinking about other things and are not paying attention to what is happening near them
Absent means not there. If you absent yourself from class, you're marked as absent. If you have an absent parent, it means they don't live with you or take part in your care. Absent can also describe a state of mind, meaning "not all there" or "lost in thought."
ab sent (adj., prep. ˈæb sənt; v. æbˈsɛnt, ˈæb sənt) adj. 1. not in a certain place at a given time; away; missing; not present: absent from class. 2. lacking; nonexistent: Revenge was absent from his mind. 3. not attentive; preoccupied; absent-minded: an absent expression.