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            <p></p><div class="edit">  <p>Attendance at school is essential to your child's educational s</p>  <p>uccess. &nbsp;Maine law requires that persons between the ages of 7 and 17 attend school. &nbsp;Absences need to be identified as excused orunexcused.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p><i>In order for an absence&nbsp;to be&nbsp;</i></p>  <p><i>excused, parents must notify the school, either by phone call or a written note. &nbsp;A student with 7 unexcused absences is considered truant.</i></p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  </div><p></p>
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            <h3>Did you know....</h3><p><br></p>
            <p></p><div class="edit">  <p>- Even as young as Kindergarten, students who miss school can fall behind.</p>  <p>- Even just missing 1 or 2 days every few weeks adds up and can make it harder for students to learn and keep up.</p>- When students are absent it can affect the whole class if teachers have to slow down to make sure students can catch up.<br>- Chronic absence is considered 18 or more days of school missed<br><span style="font-family:Cambria" face="Cambria" color="#0b5394" size="3"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>Build attendance habits early! &nbsp;Every day counts!</b></span></div><p></p>
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            <h3>What can you do to help....</h3><p><br></p>
            <p>Have routines for bedtime and morning and stick to them.Prepare backpacks the night before.Have your&nbsp;child go to school unless he is truly sick. Sometimes a child complains of a stomach ache or aheadache. This can be a sign of anxiety.&nbsp;Please reach out to the counselors and social worker if you believe your child&nbsp;has anxiety&nbsp;about coming to school.Whenever possible, schedule medical appointments and vacations for when school is not in session.</p>
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