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 ...

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

CLARKSBURG, Calif. (WCMH) — A mother is winning the internet after posting the excuse note she wrote for her daughter’s school after the teen was late to class. Nicole Poppic said she finally ...

GARFIELD, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP)-- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie received an unusual request at a town hall meeting Wednesday. Eleven-year-old Peter Schwartz asked the governor for a note excusing ...