Hello, I am new to this forum and have a question for any experienced parents. I am going to give the background first and then my question is below. We recently moved to a new school district and they run their attendance differently than the other school district we were in. In this school district, they count attendance per class, so if you are late and miss a certain amount of time for the class, you are considered absent. My S has many tardies for his first period class due to being sick this year. He has asthma so during this bad winter that we had in the east coast, he had many colds which got worse due to his asthma. He had wheezing issues so when he woke in the morning, he needed to take nebulizer treatment and wait until the wheezing stopped before he could go to school. Since he has had asthma his entire life, we know how to treat it and didn’t need to go to the doctor each time he got sick.
Since he was tardy for first period, he has gone over the number of absences allowed and now will be issued a “no credit” standing for the first period class. This will not be a “withdrawn passing” or “withdrawn failure”. The designation specifically will show the name of the class and next to it “no credit”. The first period class is not a class he needs to graduate,and is not a class he needs for his potential college major. It is an elective that he just took for fun. The teacher regards him highly and even gave an award for his ability in the class.
Could the college rescind admission due to this “no credit” status. Should we appeal the school district, and if we appeal, since we don’t have a doctor’s note for each tardy, would they believe us? I am not sure of the direction we should take. I know in hindsight we should have monitored this more closely, so no need to tell us that or blame us. It was a misunderstanding on our part on how absences are handled in the new school district (we thought if you come in to school, even though it is late, you are counted present). I would like constructive input so that we can figure out our next steps. Thanks in advance for any input you have.
I’d try to work with the district and get it removed? Were you given reasonable notice that this could be a problem? Did you talk to the principal/guidance counselor? Did you make a case and provide a doctor’s note (even if he did not go to a doctor all the time he/she must have been aware of the issue)? Consider talking to a lawyer if necessary. The other option is to contact the college he will attend, let them know the problem before the transcript arrives, and provide a doctor’s note explaining the situation.
I would be shocked if a college rescinded an acceptance over this. I would talk to the GC, and ask for help preparing an explanation for the college (including the info about how well he did in the course). I doubt it is worth the time trying to get it reversed at the HS level, since he doesn’t need it for graduation.
Edited to add: I suppose the best course of action may depend upon the college. For any private college, no worries. For a very bureaucratic, by the numbers place, perhaps getting it corrected at the HS level would be necessary. But he didn’t fail it. He just didn’t get credit for it. It’s as if he was considered to have audited it.
Hey i received a withdrawal from Monterey bay because they said they didn’t receive my eap in by the deadline so i have to do an appeals what are chances my chances of winning mu appeal
@Myloveprince Make your own thread – it’s rude to take over someone else’s, especially with a question that has nothing to do with the original.
I think you’ll be fine, if the teacher is willing to write a letter that would probably be enough, though obviously something official from the school would be better. Even if they don’t remove the “no credit”, I don’t see why they can’t send a letter that says something like this:
Treynason took x class as an elective that was not required for graduating. While Treysason attended the class regularly, frequent tardy arrival resulted in the no credit designation for the class under district policies. We understand from his teacher that his work in the class was excellent and that she would have given him a grade of ___ if it had not been for this policy. We urge you not to rescind his acceptance.
You can email his GC a copy and ask if he/she can write something like this for the college.
If he’s been accepted somewhere, I don’t see an issue, either, for an elective and a NC.
O sorry New with this… Not trying to be rude nor trying to talk over anyone
Call the college and discuss the absences with them and ask about how to proceed.
It won’t due you any good now, but for someone else – this is the kind of situation where you could have requested Section 504 accommodations due to his asthma. I’ve seen them before for absences/tardies for students with other conditions, like migraines or vertigo.
Nobody will even spot this. I wouldn’t bring it up unless asked.
This is an old thread that @Myloveprince high jacked for some reason. OP’s son has now probably finished his freshman year in college.