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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]If I recall they're supposed to have the school social worker touch base with you after 10 days. 
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When my son was in PS-3 and had cold after cold after cold (first year in full time school) I kept him home without hesitation because I worked from home. Sometime in the spring we got a form letter from the school social worker about it, called her, and she was like "Oh yeah, sorry, those just go out. No big deal." We did start documenting each absence after that with a call and a paper letter to the office because it just felt weird. [/quote]

The procedures have changed, as of this year.

1 day of unexcused absence - 
Contact parent on the same day and each time a student has the equivalent of one day of unexcused absence, with daily follow-ups as necessary.18

3 days of unexcused cumulative absences -
Send 3-Day Unexcused Absence Letter to parent.

4 days of absences (excused or unexcused) - 
Phone call home after four absences to discuss the student’s attendance.

5 days of unexcused cumulative absences -
Send 5-Day Unexcused Absence Letter to parent and refer student to Student Support Team (SST) for an attendance intervention conference to be held within five days of the referral. (Applicable to five unexcused absences within one term.) The SST will develop an action plan in partnership with the student and the student’s parent.

7 days of unexcused cumulative absences -
Send Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) warning letter to parent.

10 days of unexcused cumulative absences -
Student is considered chronically truant. Contact the District Child Family Services Agency (CFSA) for students aged 5-13. Refer student for follow-up attendance SST interventions for students aged 14 and older. The SST assigned to the student will notify school leader of action plan within two days of the referral. [/quote]

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