No Excuse For Absences In Pullman

Pullman High School is tightening its attendance policy by setting a limit on excused absences. Under the new policy, which goes into effect in the fall, a student with nine absences in any class during a semester, excused or not, will receive a pass or fail grade. A student with 13 absences will receive no credit for the class. The current policy doesn’t address penalties for excused absences. The addition to the policy was at the request of the Pullman High School staff because of “a trend of more students not attending school,” said Pullman School District Superintendent Paul Sturm. “It communicates the importance of attendance.” School-related activities such as sports won’t count toward the limit on excused absences/ Jody Lawrence-Turner , SR. More here.

Question: How often did you miss school as a kid? College student?