I could face 30 days of jail because my daughter has missed school???

I wish it were that easy. I haven't been able to get her into a DR here in Ga yet because I can't afford to take her to the DR. I am trying now to get her on medicaid or something like that to be able to get her to a DR. Her Dr in FL won't write a letter for her since she is no longer a patient, and she hasn't seen her. I have been stuck between a rock and a hard place right now. Everytime she has been sick I have called the school and sent a note in with her on the day she returns to school. If it was just a matter of me being neglectful and just not sending her to school for whatever reason I could understand that. There have been pleanty of days my daughter has gone to school sick. I had to resolve an issue with a teacher over that one.

If you can't afford to take your child to the doctor, then you should seriously consider signing up for the PEACH-CARE, PEACH-STATE, or WELL-CARE program. They are extremely affordable insurance for kids. Its specifically for the state of Georgia and it covers 100% for the cost you're child's doctors visit. It cost you anywhere from $10-$15 each month, but its well worth it if you can't afford insurance.

I have applied for medical assistance for her and am just waiting on a response now. I had insurance on her untill a couple of months ago when it ran out. I have been trying to get her on something else since then. I should know in about a week or so about her being covered.

She is in 8th grade and in middle school that GA state law that was cited on the letter is o.c.g.a. 20-2-690.1 I typed out the letter in another comment that I made earlier in this disscussion. It was sent from the school with the school letterhead on it. I don't know who they expect to take care of a child if the parent is put in jail for 30 days either. The whole thing makes absolutly no sense to me at all.

Thank you. I did speak to the school, and to the school board. I posted an update to the whole thing. basically they don't want to admit there mistake, and I got the run around. So she will be homeschooled next year.

1.If it was just a matter of PMS symtoms she would be fine. She is throwing up several times a day. That would disrupt class and she would be sent home. Without me having a car during the day to get it would only make it worse. 2 Yes she has missed that many days, that isn't the issue. The issue is that I have informed them of every absense by phone and in writing, so I shouldn't have to explain that to them again. for me to be threatened with jail time and fines for doing what I am supposed to do with her missing school is the issue. 3. I know homeschooling is hard work, I have already been doing it in a fashion with her anyway to make sure she is where she is supposed to be in classes. I make her read books and do book reports at home in addition to what she has to do at school. When we go out somewhere on the weekends she has to provide a report of what she learned while we were out. I pour over her homework with her and anything that is wrong I sit with her and have her work it out with only explanitions from me. The only differences with what I do now with her and what I would do homeschooling is I would be the one assinging her work, and I would be the one explaining it. I would turn in her grades just like any other teacher does. And while no there are no sick days, it would not disrupt others when she is sick and needs to throw up in the bathroom, and anything she missed she would make up on the weekends. She also wouldn't have a summer break, a Christmas break, or a spring break. 4. Again its not just a matter of PMS. the cramps and everything else assoicated with it she can deal with its the throwing up part that is really bad right now. When she gets older if she is anything like me it will eventually become just being nausious instead of throwing up. That is easily dealt with.

I don't see how it could fix it either. Other than sending her to school sick where she would be disrupting the entire class by having to leave every few mins. There wer many reasons I was going to homeschool her, but this is the icing on the cake so to speak. There are 3 girls in the 8th grade (same grade as my daughter) that are preg. but yet I am trying to be responsible and not disrupt classes so my daughter can go to the bathroom and throw up.

The letter you received is a letter that is automatically generated when a student reaches a certain amount of absences regardless of what the reasons are. You should send a response to that letter, not to each and every absence. That is the only way to rectify the situation. You really shouldn't be angry, any parent in Georgia whose child reaches 5 absences gets the letter. It's really a form letter and a formality to help control the horrible truancy problems in the schools. It is a way to get the parents more involved in their childrens lives. It in no way is directed towards you alone as thousands of parents get the same exact letter that you did. They, almost without fail, respond to the letter without anger and the problem is rectified. Anger is no way to take care of a problem. It just leads to bigger problems in the long run and teaches the child that threats and violence is acceptable. It is not. Keep a cool head and deal with the problem like an adult.

I have not made any threats, I am the one being threatened. There has been no mention of violence. I don't understand why I should have to explain myself again after telling them each time she has been absent. I don't like being threatened about something that I have already done. Maybe if more parents said something about it rather than just take it when they know they have done nothing worng, and have kept the school informed the entire time it wouldn't occur as often. I can understand that there are parents who are not involved in thier kids lives that really don't care. Why make parents who are doing what they are supposed to be doing feel as if they aren't?

Every time she has been sick I have called the school and sent a note with her the next day. What bothers me about is that they have the aduacity to send a letter to me like that in the first place. It's not like I haven't already let them know that she would be missing school by phone and by letter every time she has missed. That's what upsets me more than anything else.

After looking at everything and talking to her, we have decided that homeschool is the best idea. The only thing I would need to get at this point is software for her to study with. I have seen some really great software I can pick up that will not only help with the studies that she needs to do but also help her graduate even sooner. She gets bored a lot at school, this way she won't be listening to the same stuff over and over again for a week. She can move on when she is ready to.

She has always made up her missing assignments. She has kept her grades up though all this. She is an A/B student. She has been in trouble at school for disrupting class when she was sick. They know of the problem, I have kept them informed the whole time, and they have seen it first hand. I sent another letter to them today and I should hear back in the next couple of days what is going on.

It's a GA state law. When we still lived in FL there wasn't an issue at all. My middle daughter missed over 23 days one year becasue of constant ear infections, we found out later they were due to an allergy she had. I could understand it better if I hadn't been in contact with the school, and if I had been negligent in making sure she was at school. I get notices for any unexcused absenses the day that they happen. If I got a notice when I knew she was at school I have always called and it was usually an error. I have gone so far as to have them physically go to her class room to make sure she was there.

They gave your daughter 3 days of ISS because she was supposely disrupting class. That's just insane. I know here you have to have a really good reason to miss school. They give out handbooks explaining the reasons.

She was going to school even when she was sick because she didn't want to mess up her perfect attendance. After her 3 days of ISS it seemed better to kep her home. She only has school till next friday then she is out for the summer and she will be home schooled after that. I hate that it has come down to that but there's not much else I can do.

Thank you, I did write a letter and speak to the school obard and everything. I posted another discussion similar to this one updating the situation. She had gotten 3 days od ISS for being sick at school. Teacher said she was disrupting class to keep going to the bathroom. They are fully aware of the issue. 3 of the days she spent in ISS were included in the 5 days that they cited in the letter. it has been a big snafu. Now that we have decided to home school her its not an issue any longer.

Thank you. Some people don't realise how bad it can be sometimes for some women. For some women it is debilitating. I have considered looking into some kind of birth control that will stop her from having her period. I know that having a depo shot can stop a period and there are pills on the market that when taken correctly you will only have 4 periods a year. I didn't want to go this route with her yet becasue of her age. Homeschooling I think is going to be our best option at this point.

I have been letting them know whats going on with her from the beginning. I recently sent them a letter asking them to explain why I recieved the letter after letting them know before hand what was going on with her. I should know in the next couple of days.

I hope so too. Believe me I am going to get to the bottom of this. I should find out in the next couple of days what I have to do next, if anything at all. I hope this is the end of the whole thing.

That's what you would think. I have sent a letter to the school asking them about the letter I recieved along with the copies of the previous letters I have sent to them every time she has been absent.

Like i said I have sent copies of all the letters I sent to them before when she was absent along with a letter asking for an explaination for the letter that I have recieved. Heopfully this will take care of the issue. As today is monday I should hear something in the next couple of days.

I am in the US. It's getting harder and harder for parents to be parents now a days. It used to be enough for me to send letters and call the school. I gues not anymore.

I have looked into everything I need to do to home school her. She thinks it could be good in most ways except for a few such as prom etc. I ma getting everyhting I need together, and i have already bought software and things like that to homeschool her. I got a computer from a friend of mine that I fixed here and there for her to work on. its just a matter at this point of informing the school board and submitting my lesson plan.

She goes to a public school. I thinik it is prolly more of an error on their part than anything else. I should find out in the next couple of days exactly what's going on. I will definatly keep everyone updated.

I have found out that I can home school her, she will go to the school for standerardized tests but other than that we will teach her at home. She will learn part of the day from me, take a break then will learn more when my fiance gets home from work at night. we have all the subject diveded up already and know how we are going to teach her.

I can understand it in theory, however when a parent is in constant contact letting the school know whats going on to send a letter like that is outragious. I would have no reason to be upset if I hadn't been in contact with the school the whole time. If I had just let it go and not kept them informed on her absenses then Yeah I could see getting a letter like that. That however hasnt been the case so I am upset by it.