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Cumberland County Schools tightens attendance rules; limit of 10 parent notes and five‑day submission window
Summary
District officials outlined the Every Minute Counts campaign and attendance policy revisions: a 10 parent‑note limit (per semester for high school), notes must be submitted within five days, and the district offers Truancy Mediation Council as a restorative option before court referral.
Cumberland County Schools officials used a Family Academy session to summarize revisions to the district attendance policy and to launch an "Every Minute Counts" campaign aimed at improving student attendance across the 2025–26 school year.
The policy changes: Christy Newitt, Counseling Coordinator, said the district revised Attendance Policy 4.400 and launched it in January 2025, initially for high school students. "Now students are only allowed to have 10 parent notes throughout the year," Newitt said, adding that…
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