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[quote=Anonymous]Another perspective- The impact of excessive absence can be the same whether excused or unexcused. For example, let’s say a student has a medical issue (mental or physical) come up and that starts to result in many excused absences.  This student is still missing valuable class time. If they are studious, they now are trying to makeup missed work and learning while trying to stay on top of new learning and work. If MCPS is made aware that something is going on, they can work with the family and school system to come up with a plan that may reduce the student’s burden.  For example, their teachers could ensure they get packets of the weeks work ahead of time.  They could schedule tutoring sessions.  They could change the students schedule for the short or long term so medical appointments could be more easily scheduled and  the student not have to miss class. Etc…

As someone also pointed out, some parents may not be aware that their kid is missing school days or particular parts of school days.

While the system isn’t perfect and can likely use tweaks,it’s an attempt to inform parents of an issue that impacts their kids learning and potential to do well while also reaching out to understand the potential cause of the absenteeism.

So while you can say my kid had the flu one week and the Covid the next but overall is fine and doing well, that same fact is not true for All.

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