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May 1, 2006

Rallyblog: School absence rate soars in Providence

PROVIDENCE -- About 40 percent of Providence's 24,800 students did not attend school today, despite two taped phone messages from Supt. Donnie Evans.

School spokeswoman Maria Tocco said, in addition to 42 percent of middle school students and 46 percent of high school students, 13 bus drivers and a similar number of bus monitors did not show up for work this morning, delaying the arrival of some children to school.

-- Journal education writer Linda Borg

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