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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP - school accreditation can be affected by higher numbers of  student absenteeism (10% or more missed days for ANY reason).

My straight A honor roll sophmore was out with pneumonia for three days in October. I got a Talking Points message that she would be required to stay after school to make up time missed. She was PULLED five minutes before the bell from her last class and marched to the library for her make up hour. It was like a forced detention/study hall. And she was excused and is an honor roll student.

But I also understand the serious pressure coming from VDOE on absentism and it's defintely showing up in the schools and how they choose to handle it.[/quote]

THIS is why schools are pushing attendance.

You're thinking about vacations and families; schools are tracking absences and seeing how much closer they are to losing accreditation. [b]Schools can't stop you from pulling your kids out, but they will send message after message because that's pretty much all they can do.[/b]

The forced detention is new to me, and that doesn't seem right.

This may change with a new VA governor, and if she changes the school accreditation requirements.[/quote]

They can do another thing: have a credible school calendar. Don’t have 39 days off across the school year but think parents will really seriously worry about adding 4.

Don’t say you’re being inclusive of our diverse regional religious population and then send a screed about traveling during a (for many) religious holiday. [/quote]

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