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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-school-divisions-track-student-absenteeism-1.7098217
Manitoba’s Education Minister says school divisions must start regularly reporting absenteeism numbers to his office. It comes as the province’s largest school division says its struggling to get thousands of kids to school on a regular basis. But on top of those students, there are hundreds who have fallen off divisions radars completely.