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Board tightens student attendance rules, says doctors' notes won't automatically excuse chronic absences
Summary
Lawrence County School Board approved revised attendance policies that will reduce the ability to excuse repeated student absences with routine doctor's notes and increase follow-up steps for chronic absenteeism; board members emphasized use of common sense for individual medical cases.
The Lawrence County School Board on June 26 approved revised student attendance policies that tighten criteria for excusing repeated absences and aim to reduce chronic absenteeism.
Mister Atkins, director, told the board the district has seen large numbers of students recorded as chronically absent even when absences were accompanied by medical notes. “You can bring all the doctor's notes you want, but it's still…
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