Why doesn’t his mom call in and excuse his absences?
In some schools that’s not good enough. My son missed two days of school this year. Each time,I phoned pupil accounting before 9 a.m. as the policy calls for. Both days were “unexcused” because he didn’t have a doctor’s note!
It’s just possible she wasn’t feeling up to it.
It’s not an excuse if the parent sends it in. It has to be signed by a doctor.
I managed to get a blanket excuse for my son’s migraines - a letter from his doctor that says he has them and their rough frequency.
Some districts would want my son to see the doctor every time he had a migraine. Why? It’s completely subjective unless you put him in a CT scanner, and the doctor can’t fix it any better than the medication already prescribed.
Same thing with viruses and fevers - some districts you’re supposed to drag your child to the doctor, infect the other patients in the waiting room, make your child miserable, and get told,”It’s a virus, he’ll be better in a few days. Here’s an absence note.”
Same with some jobs.
If the school administration had any common sense, any compassion, any decency, any honor, they’d waive the requirement in an instant - what does the word “guideline” mean, anyway?
It’s not an excuse if the parent sends it in. It has to be signed by a doctor.
I managed to get a blanket excuse for my son’s migraines - a letter from his doctor that says he has them and their rough frequency.
Some districts would want my son to see the doctor every time he had a migraine. Why? It’s completely subjective unless you put him in a CT scanner, and the doctor can’t fix it any better than the medication already prescribed.
Same thing with viruses and fevers - some districts you’re supposed to drag your child to the doctor, infect the other patients in the waiting room, make your child miserable, and get told,”It’s a virus, he’ll be better in a few days. Here’s an absence note.”
Same with some jobs.
If the school administration had any common sense, any compassion, any decency, any honor, they’d waive the requirement in an instant - what does the word “guideline” mean, anyway?
A lot of school districts after either the third or fifth day missed a year require a doctors excuse or it is unexcused. Yes even if the school system knows a bug is going around like wildfire. Attendance policies are not written with life events in mind. They are written solely for obtaining maximum state and federal funds.