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Parent asks board to waive attendance penalties for world-champion athlete
5863810 · September 24, 2025
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Summary
A parent urged the board to reconsider the district's attendance policy after his daughter, a member of a top-ranked international synchronized figure skating team, was denied a waiver for expected absences.
At the Sept. 23 meeting of the Board of Education, a parent whose daughter is an elite synchronized figure skater told the board that district attendance rules will penalize her academically for 27 anticipated absences this year. Scott Carlson, who identified himself as the parent of a junior at the district, said his daughter…
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