“If you have the sniffles, that is fine. You are going to have them when you go to work one day," one official reportedly said during a school board meeting Getty A doctor’s note is no longer a valid ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A local school district said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse your child’s absence. The Lawrence County School System said the policy is aimed at improving the district’s ...

Lawrence County Schools has reversed its controversial attendance policy after significant community backlash. Doctor's notes will now excuse absences from truancy, but not from chronic absenteeism.

A Middle Tennessee school district will no longer accept doctor's notes for excused absences. According to school officials, the new policy aims to address "chronic" absenteeism among students and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A school district in Tennessee said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse a child’s absence. The Lawrence County School System said the policy is aimed at improving ...