More than 58,000 WA students are now missing the equivalent of one day a week from school.

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Liam Staltari, Shadow Minister for Education, explained to 6PR Mornings host Simon Beaumont that the issue is worsening, with the drop being even more significant amongst Indigenous students.

Staltari warned: “If kids aren’t in school or if their not learning in some way then over time their long-term opportunity, their economic prospects, their chance for a good life take a hit,” he said.

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