The Oxford School District is sharing information about attendance during September, designated as Attendance Awareness Month, in response to questions about early checkout times.
The information addresses the 66% attendance threshold and explains when an early checkout may affect a child’s attendance for the day.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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