The School Avoidance Alliance is dedicated to sharing expertise, evidence-based and best practice interventions, school avoidance facts, strategies, and resources, to help kids with chronic school absences & school avoidance get back to learning.
When thinking about parenting, you probably never thought something as basic as school attendance would be a problem.
So, when you see signs of distress about school or your child stops attending school, it is scary, confusing, and can quickly overwhelm you and your household. You are not alone, we can help.
School Avoidance 101 & 102
Chronic absenteeism due to school avoidance is a huge challenge facing you and your colleagues in our post covid world.
We can help as your resource for the most relevant, evidence-based interventions and strategies from leading school avoidance experts worldwide. We appreciate you and want to make it easier for you to help your students.
School Avoidance Facts
Intervention Roadmap
Prevention
Parents As Partners
School Avoidance vs Truancy
Professional Development
Tier 2 and Tier 3 Intervention for Chronic Absenteeism
Never before have parents had access to this level of experienced professionals sharing comprehensive and specific information that you can use right away.
Get the essential pieces of the school avoidance puzzle from five clinical psychologists, a special education attorney, and a school psychologist so you can take positive steps toward getting your child back to school.
Evidence-Based Therapuetic Interventions
Parental Strategies and Responses
Your School’s Role
U.S. Educational and Disability Laws
Reintegration Planning
The School Avoidance Alliance is dedicated to supporting the lives of children and families struggling with school avoidance by giving them the resources they need to get back to school.
We partner with Parents, Educators, School Psychologists, School Social Workers, Guidance Counselors, Mental Health Providers, Educational Advocates, and any organization supporting improved student mental health, educational engagement, and social-emotional learning.
As advocates and school avoidance educators, we work toward improved responses, growing awareness, and utilizing evidence-based interventions to help get our absent kids back to a learning environment.
Research shows that early interventions by families and schools provide the best outcomes. We share the most up-to-date information on school avoidance best practices and resources for getting kids back on track.
Why you should prioritize educating your staff on school avoidance Providing your school team with a comprehensive education on school avoidance is foundational and essential to improving your attendance and outcomes. Your role as a
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Within the vast landscape of education, a longstanding and deeply entrenched schism persists: the notion of an inherent schism between schools and parents. This entrenched “School vs. Parents” paradigm, often characterized by adversarial dynamics and
School avoidance attendance problems challenge attendance policy mandates, U.S. educational and disability law interpretations, and effective responses and interventions at school.
Many schools haven’t had training on school avoidance, so their responses and levels of understanding vary.
Parents must take on the role of advocate and educator while working toward a collaborative relationship with their school. Don’t get discouraged or overwhelmed.
Get this FREE easy-to-understand guide with school resources & laws specific to helping kids with school avoidance access to their education
Brand New for Schools!
A Tier 2 & Tier 3 Intervention for Chronic Absenteeism
Our School Avoidance Master Class is a Response to Intervention (RTI) that has never been available for school avoidance before.
For Tier 2: It provides an immediate intervention to use once you see signs of chronic absenteeism. Early interventions consistently improve outcomes! Our Master Class is an indispensable tool for providing early intervention.
For Tier 3: Our resource features leading clinicians who share everything parents need to know in order to help their school-avoidant kids. The information parents learn is empowering and hopeful; encouraging school and home collaboration to help get your students back to school.
Some schools don’t understand school avoidance, so parents must take on the role of advocate and educator. You may feel judged at times and resentful if you are not getting the help you need.
Don’t be discouraged; this FREE guide explains school resources & laws specific to helping kids with school avoidance access their education.
Avoid common mistakes that can delay or derail getting your child back to school.
Disclaimer: This site is designed by School Avoidance Alliance to assist parents, family, friends, caregivers, educators, advocates, and other professionals involved with helping children and finding resources to understand, help and cope with school avoidance, as well as to increase public awareness regarding school avoidance. The contents of this website are presented for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing on this website is to be construed as professional advice on medical, legal, technical, or therapeutic matters. By accessing and using the information on this site, you agree to waive any rights to hold the site developer(s), or any individual and/or group associated with this site, liable for any damage that may result from the use of the information presented.
Unfortunately only a small percentage of school professionals, therapists, educational advocates and policy makers understand school avoidance best practices. So, you must become the expert to ensure your child is getting:
The time passing slowly without progress is the worst feeling. It wouldn’t have taken five years of suffering and uncertainty if I had this expert guidance during my son’s school avoidance. We would have saved $29,000 in lawyer fees and $69,000 for private schools.
