LOS ANGELES (CNN) - Friday is the day of the National School Walkout, an event conceived by a 16-year-old Connecticut student after the February shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in ...

However, the tone of the letter is extremely serious. He identifies that the walkout covers plenty of legitimate reasons someone would be absent from school: Health, a memorial obligation ...

Montgomery County leaders are urging the public school system to excuse students when they miss school to protest. In a letter sent to the Board of Education, delegates and councilmembers asked ...

CPS Dad Pens Sarcastic Absence Excuse Letter for Child. February 11, 2016 / 1:54 PM / CBS Chicago ... Jeff Jenkins, has penned a sarcastic letter today to explain his daughter's school absence.

The Fort Worth Independent School District says it will no longer automatically excuse a student's absence with a note from a parent, a doctor or even a judge.