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OPS updates attendance policy to remove 5/10/15 letter requirement; district will rely on calls, texts and parent portal
Summary
The board discussed proposed updates to Policy 5008 to remove century-old 5/10/15-day letter references and clarified the district will use calls, texts, emails and its parent portal to notify families; the district also confirmed doctor's notes for illness-related absences will not be required under the revised approach.
The Omaha Public Schools Board of Education reviewed proposed updates to Policy 5008 (attendance) on June 16 that would remove references to a 5-, 10- and 15-day letter sequence and instead rely on modern communications and school-level attendance teams to address absences.
Board member Mr. Thielen, speaking to the board, said the 5/10/15 letter practice dates to more than 50 years ago and that schools now have multiple ways to communicate earlier and more frequently with families, including phone calls, text messages and the district parent portal. "In the event of an absence…
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