School Attendance Issue?

Question

I don't know, I've been sick a lot lately and have been missing a lot of school. It's not that I don't want to go to school (Okay, I actually DON'T want to go)-- but no, I don't miss school because of that.

But really, I miss SO much school. In every two weeks, I miss at least 2-3 days. And I've only been at this school for one quarter (half a semester). So far, I haven't had a severe problem with the district or anything but I don't want anything to lead to that.

But I don't know what to do. I'm still okay with the schoolwork-- but I dont want to get transfered to another school or something like that because of attendance.

Sorry if this question makes no sense.

Answer 1

What grade are you in? In high school, you usually fail classes automatically if you miss a certain number of days--around fifteen. In college, you can be dropped from a class if you miss just one day. Every district has a different attendence policy, and if you're really concerned that you might be forced to transfer or repeat a grade, talk to a principal or counselor--they should be able to tell you whether you're fine, or if there's a problem. Good luck!

Answer 2

in our school system (Florida), a kid can have 18 days unexcused absence and then they get held back a year.  if they keep being absent and there's no real reason, their parents have to go to court and pay money to the court every month, like $15 a month, which adds up after a year.  they also take away any welfare/social security benefits that a parent gets for having a school-aged child.

Answer 3

So, why exactly are you missing school? Is there a legitimate reason? Do your parents know that you are missing school this much?

If you're not careful, you might end up looking at truancy charges. When I was in high school, we could miss 15 days with a parent's note, and after that we had to have doctor's notes. After so many  (I don't remember the exact number) absences w/o a doctor's note--the police and social services got involved...

Answer 4

I think it depends on your state, but they could charge your parents if you miss too much school. Also it's not like a $100 charge it's like a $2,000.00 charge, so your parents might not be too happy. Maybe you should get like Independent studies or something, that way you just go once a week. I think you could handle that.