Flu, Strep … Tennessee School Says Sick Kids Must Show Up, Doctor’s Note or Not

Is your kid sick? One Tennessee school district says, Suck it up.

The Lawrence County School System is under fire for a strict new attendance policy that refuses to excuse students for being sick, even with a doctor’s note.

The controversial rule was quietly introduced in late June, outlined in a seven-page memo that bluntly states: “Absences are not excused or unexcused.”…

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