MARION COUNTY, Fla. – After what some parents and teachers described as a smooth first day of school, News 6 learned that out of the 43,000 projected enrollment, more than 11,000 students in Marion County didn't show up for traditional or online classes.
Marion County Public Schools said that number is not alarming right now.“Never do we have our full projected student enrollment on the first day of school...
even on the fifth day of school. A lot of people aren’t used to going to school until after Labor Day, those from up north that move here.