we lived in South Texas and my daughter has asthma...she missed 3 or 4 days of school as of January one year in 3rd grade and we received a letter informing us that if she missed any more school we could be taken to court. A physician’s note is required for every day of every absence. There are many days when children are sick enough to stay home but not sick enough to need to see an MD. The schools in Texas do not trust parents to know when to let their kids stay home from school and it is all tied to school funding. It is outrageous. Incidentally my daughter has always been an A student.
Exactly, it’s about making sure the government gets more revenue, not about the student-—or about honoring the parent’s judgement.
Yes, it’s all about the $. School funding is based on average daily attendance. Reports are filed in Austin every twenty school days.