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 ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — One school district in Middle Tennessee will no longer accept doctors’ notes to excuse an absence despite objections from parents. Lawrence County School System officials said the ...

An overly strict new attendance policy for a Tennessee school district says a doctor’s note no longer excuses a student’s absence — and threatens to send kids to juvenile court after just eight missed ...

“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 ...