Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 To anyone with children in public schools. How do you handle absences due to illnesses, procedures? With " No Child Left Behind Act " there are limited days that you cqn miss school without having to repeat a grade. RSS children seem to have more severe problems with simple colds, viruses. It takes longer to recover, more complications. Mikey is mild RSS- 3rd grade now , but Dr. appts and illnesses add up. Is there an exception for disabled children? Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks Ellen Mom and grandmother to Mikey 8, 50 lbs, 50 " tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Hi. WE just had a school orientation with the principal going over all the information about that. I have not experienced but he mentioned with the act and the limited number of days allowed out, that if your child has a disability or med problems it is all about communication with the school and doctors notes (parents notes not enough) explaining illnesses, visits etc. so it doesn't count against it. I would contact them and try to work out something. mom to Autumn RSS 19 mos, Summer 7 weeks, Ocean 3, Skye 7 > To anyone with children in public schools. How do you handle absences due to > illnesses, procedures? With " No Child Left Behind Act " there are limited days > that you cqn miss school without having to repeat a grade. > RSS children seem to have more severe problems with simple colds, viruses. > It takes longer to recover, more complications. > Mikey is mild RSS- 3rd grade now , but Dr. appts and illnesses add up. Is > there an exception for disabled children? Has anyone else had this problem? > Thanks > Ellen Mom and grandmother to Mikey 8, 50 lbs, 50 " tall. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Oh, I can answer that one easily. We've been down this road and I know all the turns! Max has an IEP. He is classified as communication impaired, but he also qualifies for other health impaired. When we had his IEP written, and after explaining about RSS and all of the illnesses he has, the hospitalizations he tends to have, etc., they wrote in that he is excused from the maximum allowable number of days absent. In high school they are really strict about this and if there are too many absences, then the person has to go before an absence review board. He does not have to ever worry about this procedure. Whew! For the school that I work in, our kids with chronic illnesses just need a note from a doctor saying that the child will most likely be absent frequently and that usually stands as a blanket for the entire year. If the nurse is particularly cranky, as she tends to be, and she challenges someone on this, the parents just get the doctor to fax over a note. It's really not a problem if you know the way around it. All they want is the stupid piece of paper. It's not the school's fault, however. It's the whole accountability issue with No Child Left Behind. That act is a real thorn in the sides of us educators. We spend more time trying to meet those requirements when we could actually be TEACHING. Jodi Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Yes, there are exceptions. Make sure to get it written into the child's IEP or 504 plan up front. On 's report card, where the absences are tracked, I make the school NOT list 's absences that are for doctor's appts (of course, they keep track I just don't want to feel " punished " and not want to see Dr. H). Also, missed more than 30 days of school in first grade due to repeat hospitalizations, TPN/PICC line and sepsis. They wrote up a plan for her, she passed the 1st grade exit exam, and NOTHING was said about exceeding the limit. Whew! Jenn > To anyone with children in public schools. How do you handle absences due to > illnesses, procedures? With " No Child Left Behind Act " there are limited days > that you cqn miss school without having to repeat a grade. > RSS children seem to have more severe problems with simple colds, viruses. > It takes longer to recover, more complications. > Mikey is mild RSS- 3rd grade now , but Dr. appts and illnesses add up. Is > there an exception for disabled children? Has anyone else had this problem? > Thanks > Ellen Mom and grandmother to Mikey 8, 50 lbs, 50 " tall. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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