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1、BEHAVIORMANAGEMENTSERIESWhyChildrenHaveUnexcusedAbsencesAcademicPossibilities: Somechildrenmayhaveunexcusedabsencesbecausetheyhavenotcompletedtheirhomeworkandareafraidofeithertheteacher’sorpeerreaction.EnvironmentalPossibilities:Chronicunexcusedabsencetoschoolmayindicatea

2、functionalimpairmentathome.Somefamilyroutines,rules,supervision,authorityorboundariesmaybeseriouslyproblematic.Familydysfunctioncancontributetoachaoticandunstableenvironmentwhichcanprohibitchildrenfromattendingschool.IntellectualPossibilities: Somechildrenwithlimitedintel

3、ligencemaynotattendschoolbecausetheyknowthattheycannotkeepupwiththeirclassmates. Theystruggleeveryday. Unfortunately,theyaretryingtheirhardestbuttheirlimitedorbelowaveragecapabilitiesdoletthemexcelthewaytheirclassmatesdo.LanguagePossibilities:Childrenwithlanguageproblemso

4、rdisabilitiesmaymissschoolduetofrustration.Theirproblemswithlanguagebecomesotensionfilledthatafterawhile,itisnolongerenjoyablenorworthittoattendschool.MedicalPossibilities: Certaintypesofmedicalproblemscanaffectchildren’sschoolattendance.However,ifamedicalconditionistheca

5、useforunexcusedabsences,thentheparentneedstoprovidesomedocumentation.PerceptualPossibilities:Childrenwithperceptualproblemsmaymissschoolduetoanxiety.Theirproblemswithperceptualfunctioning(whetherauditory,visualorboth)mayfrustratethemandleadtoavoidanceofschool.Psychologica

6、lPossibilities:Depression,anxietyorlowself-esteemarejustafewofthemanypossiblereasonsforachild’sunexcusedabsences. Childrenwithpsychologicalproblemsmaynotseeschoolasbeingconstructive. Theyhavesomanyunderlyingissuesthattheabilitytofocusanddoschoolworkandinteractwiththeirpee

7、rsdoesnotseempossibleduetotheirlowenergylevels.SocialPossibilities: Somechildrenmayhaveunexcusedabsencestoavoidanuncomfortableconfrontationwithsomechildpriorto,duringorafterschool. Somesocialargument,abullyorsometypeofretaliationfearcanbeattherootofachildmissingschool.Wha

8、ttoDoWhenThisHappens• Contactyourschoolprincipalandgetpermissiontocontacttheparents. Itispossibl