(Newsnation) – A Tennessi School will be a district Now do not accept doctors’ notes Excuse absence despite objections from parents.
Lawrence County School System Officer Said the school is establishing policy To teach students to do morality and reliability, saying that students will be expected to do sick or injured as adults.
It is also intended to address Chronic absence10 percent or more of instructional time is defined as missing. In the 2023–2024 school year, Lawrence County had a chronic absence at the rate of 14 percent.
Some Americans go to work when they are ill with federally compulsory sick leave, but Public health officials advise against thisLiving at home when sick can reduce the spread of viruses such as flu and covid -19 and protect weak people in the community.
New attendance policy It is said that students will simply be absent or currently marked, there is no option for doctors that a child is absent to verify because they are sick or injured, their classmates need to stay at home or stay at home to spread infectious diseases.
The policy is to help improve the appearance rates, but the parents have objected, given that the absence for a disease -like disease may now mean a referral for the Lawrence County Kishore Adolesting Court.
Children who get sick in school or are School sent sick And sent home by a nurse will be counted as Tardi. Three Tardies will be equal to an absence.
The new policy also states that the school will start intervention only after three days, and the absent will result in the court referral as a result of absent eight or more days.
Other punishments may include a square or grade failure, not allowed to participate in graduation or obtain a driver’s license or permit.
There will be exemption for students with chronic diseases and emergency situations out of the control of students, as well as allowances for deaths in the family and some religious observation.
The school district sent a letter to medical providers, asking them to emphasize Regular school attendance And warning that medical notes mean that students should stay at home even after improving their health.
