MCPSS: 57 percent of Mobile County students absent Monday

by: WKRG Staff

Posted: Mar 16, 2020 / 04:40 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 16, 2020 / 05:16 PM CDT

MOBILE, COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — MCPSS reports that 57 percent of students in Mobile County were absent Monday.

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