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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Should kids have to suffer because the school refuses to abide by the doctor's note?  No.  But has anyone tried to have the school honor your child's rights that they publish in the hand book?  Not so easy especially when the head office passes you through voice mail hell and endless layers of bureaucracy when you have a legitimate and urgent complaint.

The Principal's rationale of who gets exemptions and who has to come in is her discretion.  In a sense, she has the power to practice medicine, disagree with the doctor's diagnosis, and has no repercussions if things go wrong for the student or heaven forbid the rest of the school if a contagious illness is spread.  Who is going to stop her?[/quote]

No, the principal doesn't. The principal has to abide by the MCPS regulation, which is very clear in this case. Illness is an excused absence, and the principal may require a physician's certificate for chronic or extended absences due to  illness. If the principal does not abide by the MCPS regulation, then you complain to the principal's bosses and all the way up to the Board of Education.

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/policy/pdf/jeara.pdf[/quote]

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