Jor'Dynn Duncan, 7, missed 40 days of school before being killed at the hands of her caregivers, prosecutors said, raising questions about how school staff had responded to those absences. School districts are given wide latitude in how they respond to repeated absences, experts and educational officials said. There is no mandate to contact child welfare authorities after a set number of missed days, a Newsday investigation found. #newyork #investigations #crime Subscribe to our YouTube channel: bit.ly/3jLQjUN Subscribe to Newsday.com: newsday.com/socialoffer ~ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA ~ @newsday on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. @newsday.tv on TikTok.