This is about Middle School and Absenteeism

deega123
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:31:38 +0000

My daughter had a severe case of mono freshman year of high school and missed almost a month of the first semester. When she first was diagnosed I emailed all her teachers, guidance counselor, etc. about her illness. Not one mentioned that the district has a homebound/hospital tutor. A friend finally mentioned it to me.

I did all the legwork about researching the policy and figuring out the paperwork. The number of absences to qualify was surprisingly small but the paperwork was a pain. Once I submitted everything to the district office, the district sent a tutor to our house until my daughter caught up on all her work, even after she went back at school. Plus, school erased ALL my daughter’s absences.

If you are having trouble with multiple absences due to illness our injury, I would check to see if your district has a similar policy