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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you surely can see why the school would need medical documentation to support an absence of 5 days or more, can't you? This surely can't be that hard for you to  comprehend.[/quote]

No I really don't. I don't appreciate being treated like a liar and I don't think schools must function on the assumption that that is what parents are. I also don't appreciate the assumption that parents are too stupid or ill-motivated to make extremely basic medical decisions for their kid without a doctor intervening. The state of Maryland allows homeschooling next to no oversight. Yet suddenly when you enroll your kid in public schools, you are no longer trustworthy to make your own parenting decisions. I also don't buy into the naive magic-doctor theory that many on this thread seem to ascribe to. I'm all for vaccines/antibiotics/antivirals when necessary but there is just nothing a doctor can do about a lingering case of the flu/COVID/other assorted viruses. Plenty of states/schools operate fine without this requirement.

Its just comical next to their alleged concern about spreading COVID, but w/e. Clearly I am in the minority here. I at least hope the schools drop the pretense of caring about COVID spread--at least that would be consistent.[/quote]

I agree, op. MCPS shouldn’t be putting up barriers making it harder for kids to stay home sick. [/quote]

There is no BARRIER. They're just asking for documentation and substantiation AFTER 5 days. How is that a barrier???[/quote]

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