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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- Don't worry. The school is just covering the backsides.

I missed a ton of school before I had my tonsils taken out during the summer before 5th grade. The final straw for my family and the school was being out for a month due to a serious case of the chicken pox. I remember my mom calling the school with weekly updates and getting my homework sent home. The school was mystified that the chicken pox could be so problematic. So she took a picture of me with my eyes sealed shut with pox and my fingers sealed together, my toes ... I think you get the picture.

Anyway, I remember having to finish some school work well into the summer, as I should have but in the end the school back down on the attendance issue.[/quote]

In VA, more than 10 absenses is a red flag for educational neglect.
I looked into the rules (via CPS) when a student was out twice a week and then weeks at a time with vague excuses.

Kids do get sick all the time and it sounds like you did the right thing (100%). Some years are just like that.

Sometimes when kids miss a lot of instruction, they need extra academic help to stay on track. 
[u]It may make sense to call the teacher and see if your child is academically on target. [/u]

I know students who knew they'd be out for several weeks and the school had an obligation to send a teacher to the home to keep them up  to speed for when they returned. 
As a teachers, I had to prepare assignments for this kiddo and was happy to do it.

Sometimes a kid says they are sick and they are really hiding a learning issue or have deep depression, and the school should help with that if they know about it.
I know that is not the case here, but I'm offering the other point of view.

That's why letters like this matter. Also, sometimes 1 parent knows what is up and the other doesn't.

I hope your kiddo has a healthy spring and I am sorry you had a tough start to the school year. 
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