San Diego Unified students are missing school at a dramatically growing rate. Many students are now considered chronically absent. The district points to sickness, mental health, housing and food insecurities, lack of transportation and inflation as the causes. It says absenteeism and chronic absenteeism has made an uptick at schools across the United States since the pandemic. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-unified-seeing-spike-in-students-absent/509-82201f40-6633-40ba-b374-93bbca809c1e