My DD took a day off sick last week. She is very responsible, in Year 8, travels to school via 2 buses so leaves the house at 7.30 and sometimes, if she misses a bus, does not get home until 5.30pm.
When she took the day off, I thought my DH had phoned the school and he thought I had (!) so I called in at 4pm to let them know. It then dawned on me that they had not let me know she hadn't turned up on that day.
So I emailed the school and they say it is their policy (under review) to not inform parents until day THREE of an absence. If they thought the child was 'at risk', well then they would inform parents on the first day, but the rest of them....
Is this normal behaviour for a school? This is my first time dealing with secondary, but all the infant and junior schools I have dealt with would call you before 9.30 if my daughter(s) hadn't arrived.
Obviously if anything had happened on the way to school, it would be 10 hours before I would have even been aware that she was missing! Am I being unreasonable?
I haven't replied to the school yet.
Thanks in advance
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palacestreet · 14/02/2013 23:38
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