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Board adopts 3‑day grace for written excuses in attendance policy
Summary
Catawba County Board of Education approved amendments to Attendance Policy 4.3 allowing parents a three‑day window to submit written excuses and codifying limits (5 high‑school, 10 elementary/middle) for parent excuses; administrators and board members discussed administrative workload and record‑coding implications.
The Catawba County Board of Education unanimously approved amendments to Attendance Policy 4.3 that add a three‑day grace period for parents to submit a written excuse after a student's return to school and formally set limits on parent‑provided excuses.
Crystal Davis reviewed the changes the board proposed, telling members the district had historically required a written excuse the day a student returned but…
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