A Middle Tennessee school district will no longer accept doctor's notes for excused absences. According to school officials, the new policy aims to address "chronic" absenteeism among students and ...

An overly strict new attendance policy for a Tennessee school district says a doctor’s note no longer excuses a student’s absence — and threatens to send kids to juvenile court after just eight missed ...

The short answer to “is vacation an excused absence from school?” is it depends. However, there’s so much more to consider in this issue than just how your school district classifies taking kids out ...

Those five words, written in large black letters on a white poster, prompted Bruce Springsteen to help a young fan skip a day of school after his San Francisco concert on Sunday. Facebook images and ...

Students who miss eight or more days under the new policy can be referred to juvenile court, regardless of whether they were out sick or had a doctor's note on file. Toughen up! An overly strict new ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A local school district said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse your child’s absence. The Lawrence County School System said the policy is aimed at improving the district’s ...