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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Example:  student is absent Every Single Time there is a test.  He is always "sick" that day, with a note or phone call from parents.  Are the parents lying?  I don't know, but the other kids in class sure notice that Mr. Absent on Test Days always gets an extra day or extra weekend to prepare, and they are annoyed as they feel this is unfair.  Often I wonder if Mr. Absent on Test Days is a student with serious test anxiety, but it's often hard to talk to parents about that possibility, generally because they insist he was sick, perhaps because he was, or perhaps because the parents are truly trying to get him that extra day to study.  Poor kid, being pressured so much to perform on tests that he has to see his parents lie for him... and maybe learns that it's OK to lie in exchange for some perceived gain.[/quote]

You could ask the parents whether the child has test anxiety that causes psychosomatic symptoms because you've notice that the child is out sick a lot on test days.  You can say you don't want taking tests to cause him stress, and offer resources like talking to the school counselor to help with the test anxiety.  This is a real issue for some kids, and can be as debilitating as physical sickness.   If you approach the parents with concern, maybe they'll open up.  Any parent with a child with anxiety knows this is a real illness so the parents aren't necessarily lying, but it does need to be addressed.  You can send this home in a sealed note if you are uncomfortable with putting the parent on the spot.  
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