Florida school district won’t excuse student absences over COVID fears anymore

One of Florida’s largest school districts is no longer excusing absences for students whose parents keep them home over COVID-19 infection fears.

The Orange County Public Schools superintendent said last week that students who are kept at home based on pandemic concerns will now be dinged for not coming to class.

“We can no longer provide excused absences for those voluntarily keeping their children at home due to the pandemic,” schools chief Barbara Jenkins wrote in a letter to parents last week.

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