One rural Tennessee school district’s approach to addressing chronic absenteeism is drawing a growing backlash from local ...

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 ...

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