Randall Denley: Points just for going to class? Ontario takes a sensible step

“Where are the parents? That’s the first question that arises in response to Ontario’s astonishingly large rate of school absenteeism . The provincial government expects students to show up for class 90 per cent of the time, which seems fairly lax. And yet, only 40 per cent of students meet that standard in secondary schools. In elementary schools it's 55 per cent. Read More

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