HomeMy WebLinkAboutAttendance Awareness Month Proclamation September 2022Proclamation
“Attendance Awareness Month”
September 2022
WHEREAS, now, more than ever before, good attendance in school is essential to student achievement and
progress toward graduation; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic has created additional barriers to student participation in school; and
WHEREAS, chronic absence – missing 10 percent, two or three days a month, or more – is a proven predictor
of academic trouble and dropout rates, and weakens our communities and local economy; and
WHEREAS, all students, even those who show up regularly, are affected by chronic absence because teachers
must spend time reviewing for students who missed lessons; and
WHEREAS, student absenteeism can be significantly reduced when schools, parents, and communities work
together to monitor and promote good attendance and address hurdles that keep children from participating in school;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Blanche Barajas, Mayor of the City of Pasco, Washington, do hereby proclaim our city
will stand with the nation in recognizing September as “Attendance Awareness Month.” We hereby commit to
focusing on reducing absenteeism to give all children an equal opportunity to learn, grow and thrive academically,
emotional and socially.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Official Seal of the City of Pasco, State
of Washington, to be affixed this 15th day of August 2022.
Blanche Barajas, Mayor
City of Pasco