Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lawrence County School System officials announced the new attendance policy during a June 26 board meeting, where Director of ...

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 Tennessee school district will no longer accept doctors’ notes to excuse an absence despite objections from parents. Lawrence County School System officials said the school is ...

Is your kid sick? One Tennessee school district says, Suck it up. The Lawrence County School System is under fire for a strict new attendance policy that refuses to excuse students for being sick, ...

The Lawrence County School System in Middle Tennessee will no longer accept doctor's notes as a form of excused absences. Here's why.