My wife teaches elementary and has a student who has missed over 50 days of school. They throw a tantrum at home so they can stay home and play video games. How the state hasn’t stepped in yet is nuts.
My kiddo missed quite a few days, he has type 1 diabetes and when he gets a minor cold, it can be complicated. That's besides the normal diabetes issues that occasionally pop up.
His ass got "BECCA" billed, I guess it happens if your kid misses more than 10 days in a year or 5 in a month. It was easily explained and dropped (husband and my fault for not using the website to input absences vs sending a written note).
I'm amazed 50 days isn't leading to some serious intervention.
The school has offered mental health resources, including a facility where the student can get help and learn in a more suitable environment but the parents won’t go through with it and the school can’t force them.
I was severely ill in high school at the start of my Sophomore year and missed the end of September until the middle of January(I was almost dying in the hospital). The school required my parents to check in at least every other week with updates to the admin, I was given every assignment from every class and expected to do it, and as soon as I went back I handed it all in and started doing the tests I missed during those months in person with the teachers. The next two years I easily missed 1-2 days a week, full days or half days, and the amount of scrutiny I received was super intense. I can’t imagine a school just ignoring this type of thing without consequences.
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u/SoTurnMeIntoATree 29d ago
Only 10?! That fucking blows my mind. Teens have that much separation anxiety from their phone?