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Board adopts 3‑day grace period for written excuses in attendance policy
Summary
The board approved amendments to the district’s attendance policy to allow parents three days after a student returns to submit a written excuse; the policy keeps limits (five parent‑notes per semester for high school; ten per year for elementary/middle) and requires professional documentation beyond those limits.
The Catawba County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve revisions to attendance policy 4.3 that give parents a three‑day grace period to submit a written excuse after a student returns to school.
Under the revised language approved by the board, parents’ handwritten or signed notes will continue to be accepted for up to five absences per semester for high school students and up to ten absences per school year for…
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