[ThinkDifferent]

I'm sympathetic with the superintendent, but if the above is true, that girl ought to be excused. It's insane for a government indoctrination center to have more say in what the students can do than their own parents.

Agreed. If a kid has their parent's permission to be absent, that should be the end of it from the school's perspective. The superintendent has the right idea, but he overstepped his authority in that case.

[Bismark]

A parent can keep a child out of school for any number of reasons, but the school reserves the right to make a judgement call on whether it is a valid reason. For example the following reasons seldom work:

I gave my daughter permission to miss school so she could experience the joy of watching soap operas.

I gave my daughter permission to miss school so she could experience the joy of shopping.

I gave my daughter permission to miss school as she didn't feel like going.

[The Brush]

Agreed. If a kid has their parent's permission to be absent, that should be the end of it from the school's perspective. The superintendent has the right idea, but he overstepped his authority in that case.

The child wasn't absent, she showed up for a demonstration. Perhaps if the parent agreed to pay for what the school spent on her child's education that day they can excuse the absence. The prom is still out though.