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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You could reach out and ask how you ensure absences are excused.  But otherwise DCPS will not do anything about absences.  That is a CYA form letter.  [/quote]

It is not CYA. It is an intervention meant to address the truancy issues many posters are noting and complaining about in other threads.

Not every intervention is perfect for every family. This specific texting approach is evidenced based and in low performing schools was shown to boost attendance by a modest amount.[/quote]

Oh, come on. Parents of students in low performing schools are going to be just as turned off as I was getting the call. DD missed 5 days when she wasn’t allowed in the building because of COVID, which was already documented in DCPS records. No one respects DCPS when they do things like this — families in low performing schools included. There’s no reason whoever’s doing this couldn’t check the records first. 
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Lots of parents do not even get these notices.  It does not prevent truancy- it makes UMC parents nervous about absences or truant court.  That’s it.[/quote]

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