attendance officer

noun

Examples of attendance officer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bill now requires schools to develop truancy prevention policies and to meet with the Department of Child Services and the state attendance officer once a year to discuss their efforts. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2024 Lake Oswego restaurateur Daniel Nguyen, Portland Public Schools attendance officer Hoa Nguyen, Hillsboro dentist Hai Pham and Portland optometrist Thuy Tran will join Rep. Khanh Pham, D-Portland, who had been the only Asian-American in the Legislature since her 2020 election. Julia Shumway, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2022 Her mother, Mary, served as a high school attendance officer while maintaining several other jobs to support Betty and her brother and sister. Kovie Biakolo, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2022 In addition, a district attendance officer will be hired. Beth Mlady, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021 In Virginia’s Fairfax County, the school district’s central office employs 15 attendance officers whose duties include investigating residency fraud. Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of attendance officer was in 1873

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“Attendance officer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attendance%20officer. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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