September is National Attendance Awareness Month, and Houston ISD wants you to know how important it is for students to attend school every day.

A child is considered chronically absent if they miss two or more days a month. Missing more than 10 percent (or 17 days) of school a year can lead to a student not receiving a grade or being retained.

Visit our attendance website for information about HISD’s attendance policy, state truancy and attendance laws, myths about school attendance, and more.