Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lawrence County School System has adjusted its controversial attendance policy which previously barred students from using ...

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 ...

The Lawrence County School System has adjusted its controversial attendance policy which previously barred students from using doctor's notes to excuse absences. The former policy, announced in June, ...

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.