Illegal immigrant students allowed unlimited absences under Chicago Public Schools policy

nypost.com ^ | November 29, 2025 | Peter D'Abrosca

[lowbridge]

Dear Mr. Kotter,

Please excuse my son, Juan, for his month long absence from your class as he is in hiding and on the run from the ICE authorities.

Signed,
Epstein’s Mother

[PeterPrinciple]

allows illegal immigrant students excused absences

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excused absences are counted a present when computing school payments from tax revenue?

[Jonty30]

Of course they. They are cheap labour and Democrats don’t want them to be economic competitors to the Democrat.

[Leaning Right]

I taught for many years in a large urban school district (not Chicago). Our district gave students unlimited absences, excused or not.

Here’s the only difference. If an absence was excused, the student could make up any missed work.

So imagine that a student missed 5 days in a row, then came in with a scribbled excuse note from a parent (that happened quite a bit). I was required to give him all the work he missed. I didn’t mind doing that. It was part of the job.

But what was the chance the student could successfully make up the work, having not being in class for instruction? The chances were near zero.

The ultimate blame for this mess lies with the school district. Make the absence policy lax, and many students will take advantage of it.

[bitt]

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[gundog]

If some Mexican kid graduates high school with a seventh grade education, he or she may still be better “educated” than his or her parents.

[frank ballenger]

They should be made to sit in the school library all day Saturday as in The Breakfast Club.
But if forced to write an essay about their behavior the punishment will fail as 2025 high school students can’t read or write.

Vanderbilt University report:
“The report shows almost half of high school seniors are now testing below basic levels in math and reading, and approximately 35% are at or above a proficient reading level, while 32% of them had a below “basic” reading proficiency.”
Sep 9, 2025

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City of Detroit schools:
15.9% of DPSCD students in grades 3-8 are proficient in English language arts.

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City of Chicago:
Chicago Public Schools students struggle in reading and math as just 2-in-5 read at grade level and about 1-in-4 do math proficiently. And that’s after Illinois lowered proficiency standards to make the numbers look better.
Fox News. Oct 30, 2025

[ClearCase_guy]

Dear US Citizens: You must follow all the rules, and tax taxes, and if you fail, we will stomp on you.

Dear Illegal Immigrants: Have a nice day.

[gundog]

We can mail their Certificate of Perfect Attendance to them in their home country, then.

[mass55th]

Aren’t those schools still getting Federal money even if those illegal kids don’t show up? Time to cut those funds to zero.

[lastchance]

A sure way to have those children better educated then those whose absences trigger truancy enforcement.

[P-Marlowe]

ICE needs to Subpoena the school’s phone records

[lightman]

Explain to me again the benefits of citizenship.

/s

[chopperk]

How do you chastise someone who cannot speak English?

[Lockbox]

Do gang bangers and drug dealers children get the same treatment?

[VanShuyten]

Another good reason to end federal funding of Chicago schools.

[rbg81]

Here’s the only difference. If an absence was excused, the student could make up any missed work.

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I can’t imagine teachers actually grading a MOUNTAIN assignments that are handed in at the end of the semester. So, I am guess they probably don’t grade it. If they hand in anything at all, it’s an A.

And, as far as missing classes, what difference does it make? If they don’t kill or maim anyone, they all get the same grade in the name of “equity”.

Public K-12 education has largely become a joke. In the CPS, its a joke without a punchline.

[Leaning Right]

> I can’t imagine teachers actually grading a MOUNTAIN assignments that are handed in at the end of the semester. So, I am guess they probably don’t grade it. <

We do grade it. It’s part of the job. And it’s easier than you might think.

And that’s because most of these truant students don’t hand in the work they missed in the first place. So there’s actually not a whole lot to grade.

You said that “Public K-12 education has largely become a joke.” I taught in urban public high schools. I can’t speak for anywhere else, but urban high schools are joke. A sad joke.

And the real victims are the good students. Even in my worst classes most of the kids were okay. But all it takes is one disruptive kid to turn the class into chaos.

Today’s administrators are all weak and woke. They prefer chaotic classes over disciplining students.

[fella]

Evidently equal treatment under the law is not a democrat thing.