LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJW) — A new school absence policy in one southern Tennessee county states that a doctor’s note is no longer efficient enough to excuse a student from missing school. “Absences ...
A five-year-old misses two weeks for surgery, another week for the flu, and a handful of days for post-op follow-ups. Her ...
An overly strict new attendance policy for a Tennessee school district says a doctor’s note no longer excuses a student’s absence — and threatens to send kids to juvenile court after just eight missed ...
Lawrence County Schools has reversed its controversial attendance policy after significant community backlash. Doctor's notes will now excuse absences from truancy, but not from chronic absenteeism.