Gentle-Genitty, CarolynKyere, EricHong, Saahoon2021-04-132021-04-132021Gentle-Genitty, C., Kyere, E., Hong, S. (2021). Teacher Role in Absenteeism: Discrimination, Identity, and Intersectionality -- A Person-in-Environment Analysis. Chapter 10 in Landel, M.G., ed. School Attendance Problems: A Research Update and Where to Go. Jerring Fonden, Stockholm, Sweden.https://hdl.handle.net/1805/25624https://doi.org/10.7912/ew9x-et58As parents play an integral role in students’ absenteeism, so do teachers. A large part of the day, for students, is spent in schools and with teachers. In this chapter, the focus is on discrimination in teacher-student interactions and its direct influence on minority students regarding their school attendance problems. The data used, literature findings, results, and recommendations are shared from a person-in-environment perspective. The authors recommend exploring discrimination in teacher-student interactions as one mechanism to respond to absenteeism.en-USSchool absenteeismParentingMinority studentsIntersectionalityBook chapter10.7912/ew9x-et58