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[quote=magrathean]My experience (mostly middle school) is that about 5-10% of students are gone that week, many teachers plan for that with less intense academic pursuits the last few days.  Most parents send the courtesy letter/email informing the teacher/admin ahead of time of the absence and ask if there is any critical work the student should needs to get done, either before or after the absence. And most teachers happily let the student make up the work either before or after; biggest issue is if the absence is over days when standardized tests or formative assessments are being given.  For logistical reasons and more, missing such days are frowned on if avoidable.

The absence is marked in the attendance log as "DNC", which is code for "unlawful absence - do not call".  "Unlawful" merely means not for one of the approved types of absences like illness, or medical appointments.

I have never ever heard of any legal repercussions for any reasonable length absence of which the school is informed ahead of time.  Of course there can always be a first time[/quote]

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