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Anderson 5 proposes reducing excused parent notes from 10 to 5 days to address chronic absenteeism
Summary
District staff recommended a change to the student‑absence policy to limit parent‑excused absences to five days per year (with principal discretion for extenuating circumstances) after presenting chronic absenteeism data and new interventions.
Anderson County School District 5 staff asked trustees to approve changes to the district’s student‑absence procedure that would tighten how many parent notes can excuse absences and add an electronic‑note option.
The proposed change would allow a maximum of five parent‑excused days per school year; additional absences beyond five would be recorded as unexcused unless the school administrator determines an extenuating circumstance applies. Staff also recommended that schools accept electronic excuse notes and that the district route referral cases to the attendance office (student services)…
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