I would say family emergency.

Just say your kid is sick.

Anonymous wrote:NP. As a parent, I am under the impression that a teacher has no obligation to allow make-ups for tests, or any assignment actually, when an absence is unexcused. I care about excused/unexcused because I care about grades

We have very relaxed and strict teachers. Some are very rigid about make-up tests or late assignments, even when kids are sick or an emergency.

So have the kid.work ahead if grading is anticipated.to be a problem. Severely ill family member should be excusable. Random college visit, probably not unless it involves an audition or tryout or interview of some kind that the school schedules and you can't control.

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. I always wonder why parents care so much about attendance records. They are meaningless at the present time. I suppose parents must be recalling pre-COVID years when attendance could impact grades, etc.

We still have some teachers that will not allow makeups for unexcused absences. I guess they are rolling old school. Our HS admin does not seem to have the ability to actually enforce the grading policy among the dissenting teachers.

If you are concerned, the answer is "cough cough, Larlo isn't feeling well today so I'm keeping him home".

Anonymous wrote:I didn’t contact them in advance. We took off the half days to visit my dying father but then toured the college in the city where he lives, which my sophomore will almost certainly apply to. I’m wondering if one or the other is better to put on the note.

Dying father. And I'm sorry.

NP. As a parent, I am under the impression that a teacher has no obligation to allow make-ups for tests, or any assignment actually, when an absence is unexcused. I care about excused/unexcused because I care about grades

NP. As a parent, I am under the impression that a teacher has no obligation to allow make-ups for tests, or any assignment actually, when an absence is unexcused. I care about excused/unexcused because I care about grades

Teacher here. I always wonder why parents care so much about attendance records. They are meaningless at the present time. I suppose parents must be recalling pre-COVID years when attendance could impact grades, etc.

Why do you care? Their attendance records don’t go to colleges and there will be zero action taken, even if they miss half or more of the school year.

I didn’t contact them in advance. We took off the half days to visit my dying father but then toured the college in the city where he lives, which my sophomore will almost certainly apply to. I’m wondering if one or the other is better to put on the note.

I would just contact your school's attendance secretary in advance, and ask that they be excused.

Grandparent, probably.

Sophmores don't need to visit colleges yet.

I thought I posted this but can’t find it.
Is it an excused absence to visit a dying grandparent?
Is it an excused absence for a sophomore to visit a college?
Thank you!