It looks like the $600K figure includes the loss of those students whose parents choose to just keep them home on Sept 25, the day that determines federal funding for the school year.
It’s really, really important to schools to have their highest possible attendance that day. They might not care so much about other days.
Let us declare Sept 25 a federal Republican Skip School Holiday then
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Gotta say it's encouraging that the parents are actually reacting. This needs to happen more.