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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the part of the text that says to contact the school if there’s something getting in thr way of attendance. Germs. Germs are what’s getting in the way of attendance.[/quote]

Can people really not see beyond their own lives to realize lots of other kids are missing a lot of school not due to germs?  If the effort and intent behind all this doesn't really apply to you, then must move on.[/quote]

Actually, many parents, when contacted by the school social worker or similar personnel, explain that they are afraid of sending their children to school in the cold, or they are going to their country for an extended time to see their dying grandma.

Can you really not see beyond your own life to realize lots of kids are missing a lot of school DUE TO germs. I bet you're one of those who doses your kid with tylenol and sends them in sick. [/quote]

The majority is not due to sickness. Folks just take their kids out for 3 weeks for vacation. Folks don't send their kids to school when its cold! We have something like a 30% chronic absentee rate for kinder. It is not all sickness. People say that they don't see the point. Parents won't send their kids to school on half days because it is too much work. So many reasons that people miss a lot of school. If you know yours was because of sickness than ignore it. But missing a lot of school EVEN due to illness has a negative impact on your kids ability to learn. I am not saying send in your sick kid, but am saying that it is important to recognize and if your kid is out a ton due to illness that it is good to speak to the school to figure out a way to help them catch up. [/quote]

I’d love to see data showing that people are taking kids out for vacation or because it’s too cold.

Anecdotally, when my kid was out for COVID they got 2 math worksheets. When another one of my kids was out for surgery the teacher said there was nothing they needed to catch up on. I would hope MS and HS is better, but ES teachers haven’t been interested in helping my kids catch up.[/quote]

I don't think there's a way to tease out who is blowing off school for vacation in the data. It's too easy to lie and say they were sick or just never respond at all. Circumstantially, they could probably look to see if there's an uptick on days that surround scheduled no school days. Kids that were out Nov 6-8, for example, could have been on a week and half long vacation. Also, the 2 days before Thanksgiving are always suspect. [/quote][/quote]

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