Three North Carolina schools made big gains on chronic absenteeism. Here’s what they’re doing.

By: Ahmed Jallow

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: September 8, 2026

Words: 936

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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At Washington County High School, Principal Torrey Hines learned that some students were spending part of the school day at a barbershop instead of attending an intervention period, a designated time for additional academic support.

So Hines went to the barbershop one morning to find out why. A student told him they skipped because intervention was scheduled first thing in the morning. Hines said the school responded by moving that intervention block to …

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