SC bill would require schools to excuse some extracurricular absences
South Carolina public school students could not be considered absent for participating in an off-campus club activity during ...
Boston College Heights5d
Letter to the Editor: Silence is Not Violence
This LTE was written in response to: BC Alum and U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Inauguration Absence Was Undemocratic Nick Voll’s recent op-ed, “BC Alum and U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s Inauguration Absence Was ...
Daily Record6d
North Ayrshire school absence rates among worst in Scotland
North Ayrshire has clocked Scotland's worst school attendance figures - with council chiefs insisting they ARE intent on tackling the problem. A total of 37.9 per cent of pupils missed more than ...
The Mirror3d
Parents warned of £2,500 penalty amid government school absence crackdown
Parents have been warned they could face penalties of us to £2,500 for continually taking their children out of school. A staggering 443,000 fines were handed out in the last academic year due to ...
KENS3d
The flu forces school nurses to call in sick, leaving SA campuses without a licensed care provider. But they have a plan B.
San Antonio's largest school district is also ... covering nurses that were already absent," Garcia explained. "Now we had to pull them because they're sick or their child is sick." ...
WHIO4d
‘Huge numbers’ of sick students force local school to close Friday
Around 30 percent of its students are out of school for sickness or being sent home sick, Piqua Catholic School said on social media. Because of this both campuses of Piqua Catholic will be closed ...
wbng6d
Homer School District goes virtual for a day after several sick bus drivers call out
HOMER, N.Y. (WBNG) -- On Tuesday, Homer School District had to go virtual because school bus drivers called out due to illness. This is the first time this has ever happened to the district.
TheSentinel3d
Parents face £2.5k fine as government takes aim at 'epidemic of school absence'
Government ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to 'tackling the epidemic of school absence' - after more than 440,000 parents were slapped with fines last year. And families could face ...
19 Action News6d
Summit County school district closed due to sick bus drivers
They also reported that school absences rose 6.3% because of sickness. According to Coventry Local School’s website, bus drivers transport about 1,800 students throughout the district.
WLKY6d
Oldham County parents hopeful that shift to NTI helps stop spread of illness
ON MONDAY, MORE THAN 1700 STUDENTS, WHICH IS ABOUT 14% OF THE STUDENT BODY, WERE ABSENT BECAUSE OF ILLNESS. MORE THAN 200 STAFF AND 15 TRANSPORTATION WORKERS ALSO CALLED IN SICK. AS A RESULT ...
Iowa Public Radio6d
No school for some students as illness invades Iowa schools
“On Friday, we had a lot of kids out and some staff who were sick ... 10% of absence due to illness. In total there are 104. Besides Laurens-Marathon, a Catholic elementary school in Sioux ...