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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]what is an excused absence?  I don't mean to sound stupid but I never send in notes when my kids have been out of school.[/quote]

[i]Excused Absences[/i] (from http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/parents/basics/schoolbasics/#4)

[i]To be successful, students need to attend school regularly. Acceptable reasons for missing school include the following:

Illness of student (doctor's note may be required in case of extended absence)
Death in immediate family
Court summons
Religious holiday
State emergency
Permission from the principal (to visit a college campus, interview for a job, work under certain circumstances)
Lack of authorized transportation (the school bus does not come)
Family travel is normally not considered an excused absence, except in unusual circumstances and with approval from the principal.

[b]Whenever your child is absent, you must send a note to the school within three days of your child's return. Otherwise, the absence will be considered unexcused. [/b]In middle and high school, attendance is taken in every class.

Absences are recorded on the report card in elementary, middle, and high school. School counselors and pupil personnel workers are available to assist families in situations where students are having difficulty with school attendance. Students are responsible for making up any work missed during an absence, regardless of the reason for the absence; talk with your child's teacher or guidance counselor if you have questions about making up missed work.[/i][/quote]

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