In 8th grade, a classmate was absent 100 days. This was in a suburb of Cleveland, solidly middle class, late 1960s. Most kids--as far as I knew--came from house

In 8th grade, a classmate was absent 100 days. This was in a suburb of Cleveland, solidly middle class, late 1960s. Most kids--as far as I knew--came from households with two parents. The kid was well dressed and well fed, just not in school much. Of course I have no idea what communication the school had with the family.