A Tennesseemom vented her frustrations with her child’s school district’s new rulings on attendance. TikTok user Jill (@just.chill.jill) recapped her understanding of the bill in a viral clip she posted online, where she says that the district will no longer consider doctor’s notes as excusing a child’s absence. In it, she can be seen speaking into the camera while wearing a blue bathrobe beneath two on-screen captions.
One states, “Drs note is no longer excused absence for school” and the other states, “they are going after sick children.”
“So a doctor’s note in sickness is no longer an excused absence for school in Tennessee,” she says at the top of the video. “They passed a law right before school started that if a nurse sends you home because you’re sick, it’s considered a tardy for the day. And if you miss a day, even if you have a doctor’s note, because you’re sick it is now unexcused,” she remarked…