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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 434207" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>Our SD has a crazy, in my opinion ridiculously strict attendance policy. For regular schools if you miss more than 9 days unexcused (DR note or Court) in a semester (half year) then you fail. Must go through an appeals process, but if you are denied an appeal, by January you may already know that you will have to repeat a grade, so what's the motivation for a kid to go to school for the rest of the year? From a Mom standpoint, it means dragging your kid to the dr because they have the flu or a severe cold, and dr can't do anything anyway - rest and fluids, and that's what mom was doing, but you MUST HAVE THE DR's note. UHG! This year got really dicey for me because we all, at separate times, had this very strange vague stomach bug. No vomiting, just nausea that came in waves, no fever or other visible symptoms, but I could see it on my kids' faces. Thought at times they were faking it until I got it and understood it first hand.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the kids know the policy and I always hang it over their heads. Son is in HS now and learning that sometimes he just has to push through. Problem is if I force him to go to school and he is too tired or sick, he'll just sleep at his desk, and teachers don't think twice about this with him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 434207, member: 11965"] Our SD has a crazy, in my opinion ridiculously strict attendance policy. For regular schools if you miss more than 9 days unexcused (DR note or Court) in a semester (half year) then you fail. Must go through an appeals process, but if you are denied an appeal, by January you may already know that you will have to repeat a grade, so what's the motivation for a kid to go to school for the rest of the year? From a Mom standpoint, it means dragging your kid to the dr because they have the flu or a severe cold, and dr can't do anything anyway - rest and fluids, and that's what mom was doing, but you MUST HAVE THE DR's note. UHG! This year got really dicey for me because we all, at separate times, had this very strange vague stomach bug. No vomiting, just nausea that came in waves, no fever or other visible symptoms, but I could see it on my kids' faces. Thought at times they were faking it until I got it and understood it first hand. Anyway, the kids know the policy and I always hang it over their heads. Son is in HS now and learning that sometimes he just has to push through. Problem is if I force him to go to school and he is too tired or sick, he'll just sleep at his desk, and teachers don't think twice about this with him. [/QUOTE]
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