Shelby County Schools officials put the number of no shows this year at 9,052. That data comes from the board of education's Tuesday meeting.
Educators say the report doesn't necessarily mean that all 9,000 plus kids are truant. Some may have moved away, changed schools, or registered privately.
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9,000 missing students at 8,000 per student? You do the math....