The (Lake Pend Oreille School District’s) letter to parents does not address district policy regarding student absences – currently, a student who misses more than 9 days in a semester is in danger of losing their credits. ... Superintendent Dick Cvitanich stated in an interview that the district has “made no decisions on attendance. However, we do review attendance and reasonable excuses at each school when determining credit/excessive absences. When a student exceeds the limit much discussion takes place regarding reason, efforts to keep up with school work, other absences throughout the year. In short, although there are limits to absences, each one is reviewed individually”/Trish Gannon, River Journal. More including copy of school district letter here.

• A sneak peek at Trish's piece on swine flu in next River Journal

Question: Any parents out there receive a letter from another school district re: swine flu outbreak?