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[quote=Anonymous]Well, it's gotten interesting since the last post.

"Lori Melcher, Loudoun County Public School’s attendance officer, told the court that the school had reached out numerous times to the Denicores for them to meet with school officials to address the tardy problems with their children, but they declined. Melcher said Mark Denicore told her that she was “misrepresenting the law” and that she “needed to get her act together” and wouldn’t meet with her.

Melcher said that between the 2010 and 2012 school years Sophie had been late a total of 655 minutes, Daisy was late 802 minutes and Tucker was late 297 minutes.

Melcher also mentioned that Amy Denicore was aware of a Jan. 17 meeting but refused to get out of her car when she dropped off her children.

“Amy Denicore wouldn’t meet with officials until LCPS sought council because they felt that “tardies are no big deal” and “it’s against the law for [Melcher] to question her childrens’ tardies,” Melcher said."

"This would not be an issue for the courts if they had heeded any of the two sets of certified letters LCPS sent to their home—one for each child Nov. 18 and again Jan. 13 (per evidence entered into trial thus far); if they had responded to either of the two telephone calls the LCPS attendance officer made to their home with something other than a voice mail message from the sorry excuse of a mother that stated tardies are no big deal and it’s against the law for LCPS to call her about her children’s attendance or from the rocket scientist attorney/father(?) who stated he refused to meet with LCPS to discuss the issue (again, from evidence already introduced at trial) or if the parents had bothered to show-up for the January 17 meeting they were advised of by certified letter (again, from evidence already introduced at trial). The idea that there was no opportunity for this to be worked-out in a meeting and that LCPS went straight to court with these folks is utter and complete fiction. Their demeaning attitudes toward public servants doing their job, their utter contempt for a law that they may not like or agree with (don’t we all have a few of those?) but that is nonetheless the law and their utter disregard for their children’s schoolmates and their own neighbors is reprehensible."

"He asked Melcher to confirm that when his children were late, it was usually by just a few minutes.

“They have been late sometimes under one minute and sometimes a lot more,” Melcher responded.

She went on to say that the oldest daughter has been late a total of 655 minutes this school year, the middle daughter has been late a total of 802 minutes and the youngest son a total of 297 minutes.

Mark Denicore pointed out each of the children was counted tardy at least three times for arriving at school at 7:50 a.m.—the same time the school day begins.

“That means they were signing in at that time at the front desk, but they hadn’t made it to class yet,” Melcher responded.

Judge James Robeson interjected to ask Melcher whether the Denicores’ attendance has improved since the charges were filed against the family.

The last unexcused tardy was Jan. 27, Melcher responded. “It’s looking extremely well,” she added."

"The Commonwealth’s Attorney has asked the judge to amend the allegations against the Denicores to include not just tardies from this school year, but also more than 30 tardies per child from the second semester of the 2010-11 school year — and absences from both years (about 13 for each child, including a five-day family vacation last October). "

FIVE DAY VACATION in OCTOBER?  C'mon!  That's an unexcused absence and they know it.  It wasn't that grandma had died.[/quote]

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