Should Students Who Don't Attend High School Graduate From High School?

The mayor of DC is looking in the right direction:

The mayor of Washington, D.C., explained why she used her first veto to reject a bill that would have allowed chronically absent students from graduating (sic) on Thursday.

Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser shot down an emergency bill passed almost unanimously by the D.C. Council in June, according to The Washington Post. The bill would have permitted students with more than 30 absences in a class to graduate or advance to the next grade...

“Ultimately, we believe that mastering the content through one of those alternatives (summer school, credit recovery or competency-based courses) will set students up for long-term success in college or career, and this legislation undercuts individualized graduation plans created for each student,” the mayor explained.