Come on. If they send targeted letters, heads will roll.

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter that the absences were excused. Missing 10% of the school year or more often results in poor academic performance.

Did you miss the straight As part? Kid was zooming for AP classes while sick even. Now school can add an elite college admission. So, again, they need to target their audience. And, the letter did say unexcused, so it does matter that they are excused.

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Anonymous wrote:My HS senior got one of the 10% ones. All her absences were excused -- several illnesses. I called up and had words with admin, and they didn't even seem to know about it or its wording. I get that absenteeism is a problem, but mine is a straight A student with all excused absences. They need to target their audiences more carefully.

Wondering what school this is? Was it a physical letter?

My A student has also had illnesses (excused absences) that I'm sure must have put him over 10% this semester. If my ex receives such a letter I'm also sure there will be a lot of drama about parenting, so just trying to understand what to expect.

It was Wheaton and came in an email. Had the threat of unenrolling in it and everything (albeit for 10 straight unexcused absences, but why even say that?) Kid is straight A student. It was sent out by one admin person (not P or VP), but I think it was directed from elsewhere. The V Principal for kid's class didn't know anything about it. They all assured me that kid was fine.

Anonymous wrote:My HS senior got one of the 10% ones. All her absences were excused -- several illnesses. I called up and had words with admin, and they didn't even seem to know about it or its wording. I get that absenteeism is a problem, but mine is a straight A student with all excused absences. They need to target their audiences more carefully.

Wondering what school this is? Was it a physical letter?

My A student has also had illnesses (excused absences) that I'm sure must have put him over 10% this semester. If my ex receives such a letter I'm also sure there will be a lot of drama about parenting, so just trying to understand what to expect.

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Anonymous wrote:2 days absent would not trigger this. Either you are mistaken or the school is.

+1

You can go into ParentVUE and verify what dates your child is marked absent. Then come back and update the thread.

My response would be, "Eh," and put the paper in the recycle bin, and then MOVE ON with life. Being concerned about an inaccurate record of absences is one thing (but in elementary, omg, it does not matter at all), but otherwise, just forget about the letter. Your time is too valuable to waste any more thought on this (filing cease and desist? calling up admin to argue? surely there are more important matters to pay attention to.)

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Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter that the absences were excused. Missing 10% of the school year or more often results in poor academic performance.

But it the PP's case it didn't. So the letter is just a source of annoyance.

Discrimination—-fixed it for you

Anonymous wrote:It doesn’t matter that the absences were excused. Missing 10% of the school year or more often results in poor academic performance.

But it the PP's case it didn't. So the letter is just a source of annoyance.

It doesn’t matter that the absences were excused. Missing 10% of the school year or more often results in poor academic performance.

My HS senior got one of the 10% ones. All her absences were excused -- several illnesses. I called up and had words with admin, and they didn't even seem to know about it or its wording. I get that absenteeism is a problem, but mine is a straight A student with all excused absences. They need to target their audiences more carefully.

Anonymous wrote:2 days absent would not trigger this. Either you are mistaken or the school is.

If the child was absent 2 days but tardy 4+ days, a letter may be sent. Tardiness will get letters too.

Anonymous wrote:You need 10 consecutive unexcused absences to be unenrolled.

This was pushed onto MCPS by the state after there was evidence of 800 kids on the rolls over the last few years who never showed up to school. MCPS was getting state money for kids not actually in the system.

write an email. do not call. or, if you call, follow up with a polite "thank you" email documenting the conversation.

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Anonymous wrote:I got one for my child, all for sick days listed as excused.

Since they were all for medical reasons, file a cease and desist letter and inform them that it’s an ADA issue

This. Our DD was getting harassed by the admissions secretary when DD was signing in with a note excusing her for medical reasons. She was also be harassed by security guards on the way in her criticized her for missing so much school, even though she would always tell them she had a note.

I wrote an email complaining that she had proper documentation and a 504 plan and that the constant hassling about excused absences was a form of disability discrimination and I would file a complaint if they didn't stop.

You need 10 consecutive unexcused absences to be unenrolled.