Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 12:16     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?


FCPS has already made Memorial Day a 5 day weekend, are you just taking off the entire week?


If FCPS hadn't given off for:

Lunar New Year (not a US holiday)

Day of the Dead/All Saints Day (not a US holiday and the Catholics have 10 Mass times in a 15 minute radius everywhere, at least half of which are before/after school)

Orthodox Epiphany & Orthodox Easter (>2% of FCPS)

Easter Monday (unnecessary, not a celebration day in NoVa)

Nowruz (>1% of FCPS)

and the random teacher workday the Tuesday after Memorial Day (wtf fcps)

then we would have gotten out 2 full weeks earlier on June 5th, and still had a TON of days off during the year, including off for all the major religious holidays of the 4 faiths representing more than 5% of FCPS population.


The teacher work days/school plan days do not count against the 180 for students but are required. Some of the holidays you mentioned were those contract days. School would not get out June 5. They used to just fall in between quarters and semesters but were moved to those dates since they were high sub/student absence days.



Not one of those days were high absence days.

They affect less than 1% and 2% of the student and staff population for those religious holidays. And US families do not celebrate holidays like Chinese New year or Waster Monday to the level which requires people to miss school.

Those teachers workdays used to occur before tge start of school, not 2 days after a 3 day weekend or 2 weeks before the end of the school year.


Typo: EASTER Monday
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 12:16     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?


FCPS has already made Memorial Day a 5 day weekend, are you just taking off the entire week?


If FCPS hadn't given off for:

Lunar New Year (not a US holiday)

Day of the Dead/All Saints Day (not a US holiday and the Catholics have 10 Mass times in a 15 minute radius everywhere, at least half of which are before/after school)

Orthodox Epiphany & Orthodox Easter (>2% of FCPS)

Easter Monday (unnecessary, not a celebration day in NoVa)

Nowruz (>1% of FCPS)

and the random teacher workday the Tuesday after Memorial Day (wtf fcps)

then we would have gotten out 2 full weeks earlier on June 5th, and still had a TON of days off during the year, including off for all the major religious holidays of the 4 faiths representing more than 5% of FCPS population.


The teacher work days/school plan days do not count against the 180 for students but are required. Some of the holidays you mentioned were those contract days. School would not get out June 5. They used to just fall in between quarters and semesters but were moved to those dates since they were high sub/student absence days.



Not one of those days were high absence days.

They affect less than 1% and 2% of the student and staff population for those religious holidays. And US families do not celebrate holidays like Chinese New year or Waster Monday to the level which requires people to miss school.

Those teachers workdays used to occur before tge start of school, not 2 days after a 3 day weekend or 2 weeks before the end of the school year.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 12:03     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
NOTHING
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 11:59     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?


FCPS has already made Memorial Day a 5 day weekend, are you just taking off the entire week?


If FCPS hadn't given off for:

Lunar New Year (not a US holiday)

Day of the Dead/All Saints Day (not a US holiday and the Catholics have 10 Mass times in a 15 minute radius everywhere, at least half of which are before/after school)

Orthodox Epiphany & Orthodox Easter (>2% of FCPS)

Easter Monday (unnecessary, not a celebration day in NoVa)

Nowruz (>1% of FCPS)

and the random teacher workday the Tuesday after Memorial Day (wtf fcps)

then we would have gotten out 2 full weeks earlier on June 5th, and still had a TON of days off during the year, including off for all the major religious holidays of the 4 faiths representing more than 5% of FCPS population.


The teacher work days/school plan days do not count against the 180 for students but are required. Some of the holidays you mentioned were those contract days. School would not get out June 5. They used to just fall in between quarters and semesters but were moved to those dates since they were high sub/student absence days.

Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 11:50     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:FCPS was a total joke this year. If they can't take regular school seriously then no need to take their attendance policies seriously.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 11:35     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
FCPS was a total joke this year. If they can't take regular school seriously then no need to take their attendance policies seriously.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:55     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?


FCPS has already made Memorial Day a 5 day weekend, are you just taking off the entire week?


If FCPS hadn't given off for:

Lunar New Year (not a US holiday)

Day of the Dead/All Saints Day (not a US holiday and the Catholics have 10 Mass times in a 15 minute radius everywhere, at least half of which are before/after school)

Orthodox Epiphany & Orthodox Easter (>2% of FCPS)

Easter Monday (unnecessary, not a celebration day in NoVa)

Nowruz (>1% of FCPS)

and the random teacher workday the Tuesday after Memorial Day (wtf fcps)

then we would have gotten out 2 full weeks earlier on June 5th, and still had a TON of days off during the year, including off for all the major religious holidays of the 4 faiths representing more than 5% of FCPS population.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:44     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:I think you are all missing that this is unexcused. 5 unexcused- you should be seeing the attendance specialist and they may do an attendance plan- which means no excusing absences without a dr. note. If they increase, you could see court.


Oh c'mon.

After this year's calendar?

No, she does not need to see an attendance specialist for missing memorial day week when no learning is happening and summer vacation should have already started based on our mid August start date.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:42     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
I doubt attendance really matters that much this year.

Consistent attendance is no longer a priority for FCPS.

Besides, when FCPS moved the start date to early August, we were supposed to end shortly after Memorial Day. Fcps did not hold up their end of the bargain, instead adding nearly 2 weeks of extra days to the calendar so they could have a day off on religious days celebrated by 1-2% of FCPS population.

Enjoy your family time guilt free. SOLs and learning are over at that point. Those last 2 weeks are just check the box days with parties and movies.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:34     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
I think you are all missing that this is unexcused. 5 unexcused- you should be seeing the attendance specialist and they may do an attendance plan- which means no excusing absences without a dr. note. If they increase, you could see court.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 10:32     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Nothing. I have student has missed my class more than 30 times. Absolutely nothing.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 19:33     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Anonymous wrote:My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?


FCPS has already made Memorial Day a 5 day weekend, are you just taking off the entire week?
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 19:19     Subject: Re:What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
That is a standard notification they are required to send out.

Enjoy whatever time you want to take off at Memorial Day; if you hit 10 days I think it triggers another notification.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 19:17     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
Absolutely nothing
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 19:12     Subject: What happens after 5 unexcused absences?
My child is in third grade and has good grades. Just got a message she had 5 unexcused absences. She has 2 sick days too.

I was going to miss 2-3 days for Memorial Day. Will something happen if she misses more school?