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Committee tightens attendance rules: doctor's note window and administrative discretion clarified
Summary
Members reviewed updated attendance protocols that would make absences excused only if a doctor's note is received within seven days of return to school, with administrators retaining discretion before referring to truancy services.
Superintendent outlined proposed edits to the district's attendance protocol, including a new highlighted line that would make absences excused only if a doctor's note is received within seven days of the student's return to school. He explained the change is intended to reduce retroactive, multi‑date doctor's notes that the district has seen and to align excused‑absence handling with administrative workflows.
The committee also discussed mental‑health days and preserving principal discretion before escalating to truancy referral; Superintendent said staff will exercise flexibility in known circumstances and that formal consequences typically do not occur until students reach 12 absences. He stated plainly: "absences will only be considered excused if the doctor's notice received within 7 days of the student's return to school."
