{"id":559,"date":"2008-05-22T07:35:36","date_gmt":"2008-05-22T11:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citizennetmom.com\/?p=559"},"modified":"2008-05-22T07:38:09","modified_gmt":"2008-05-22T11:38:09","slug":"good-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.citizennetmom.com\/?p=559","title":{"rendered":"Good Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cathy’s been on my list of "good moms" for a variety of reasons, but this post <\/a>adds another jewel to her crown.<\/p>\n

Her child missed a day of school for reasons beyond her control, and she was advised by the school to "just say that he’s sick" next time. In a day when attendance policies are already rigid enough to cause even the best parents some consternation, having the school tell parents to just lie about it is entirely counterproductive.<\/p>\n

See, it’s stuff like that that got us into the overbearing process of coding into policy how many sick days can be excused by parental note. Not all kids are the same — some are almost never sick enough to miss school, and some catch everything that goes around. Most moms develop the ability to discern the difference between a cold and bronchitis, or a 24-hour bug that will go away on it’s own and something more serious. Running to the doctor every time a child is under the weather overburdens local pediatricians’ offices, makes it harder for someone who’s truly in need to be seen quickly, and imposes a financial hardship on parents with inadequate or no health insurance.<\/p>\n

Such policies also encourage parents to send their kids on to school even when they are sick and contagious, putting others at risk in the process. <\/p>\n

I’m glad there are still parents like Cathy out there. All told, it makes everything work better — even fouled-up bureaucracies that think that everything can be regulated. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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