The new policy was announced at a Jun 26, 2025, school board meeting in which Director of Schools Michael Adkins called out the district's problems with excessive excused absences. Previously, it was ...

There’s no question that Cam Ward’s toughest practice as a Tennessee Titan was on Tuesday. Ward threw three interceptions on the team’s first day in full pads. However, one of the most important ...

The Lawrence County School System in Middle Tennessee will no longer accept doctor's notes as a form of excused absences. Here's why.

A county in Tennessee now says a doctor’s note won’t excuse absences — and students who miss eight days can be sent to juvenile court. Even kids sent home by the nurse are ...

( NewsNation) — One Tennessee school district will no longer accept doctors’ notes to excuse an absence despite objections ...

Feel like staying home sick? Not if you live in this Tennessee county — a new school policy says even doctor’s notes don’t ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A local school district said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse your child’s absence. The ...

You can’t miss them, so there is no excuse for speeding,” Sadler said. Hazlehurst said by rolling out variable speed limits before schedule, the council was ensuring safer journeys to and from school ...