By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation
If students are skipping school, do you change the rules, so they aren’t required to attend? Oregon Department of Education officials submitted a proposal to the state Senate that recommended repealing compulsory attendance in a state with among the highest student absentee rates—nearly a third of students in 2024 missed 17 or more school days, according to The Oregon Capital Chronicle. A Senate bill approved in 2025 required educators to develop a plan for addressing high student absenteeism at the district level. The 20-page proposal suggested switching from compliance-focused attendance to measuring growth in performance based on school participation. Lawmakers asked for a follow-up meeting.
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