A Gainesville mother has been arrested after her daughter missed too many days of school. ...more

December 6, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden confirmed that WR Bert Reed has been suspended for the Virginia Tech game for missing classes. ...more

October 22, 2008

Excessive absences from school last year led to 40 Highlands County students losing their driving privileges. ...more

October 7, 2008

Our homeowners association is governed by Florida Statute 720. Our bylaws say that a director who has unexcused absences for three consecutive meetings has vacated his/her director's position. ...more

August 28, 2008

TALLAHASSEE Prior to the start of the spring semester, famous class-skipper Ferris Bueller had a chance to make it as an athlete at Florida State. As of Wednesday, he would be kicked off the team by the time the first exams rolled around. ...more

January 10, 2008

SEBRING — How many unexcused absences are too many? School Board Member Andy Tuck is alarmed at the nearly 7,700 unexcused absences district-wide in the first nine weeks of school. It's hard to hold teachers accountable when kids don't come to school, he said. Several students have already missed more than 10 days of school. Highlands County School District data shows 43 middle school students (1.5 percent) were absent 10 or more days during the first nine weeks of the school year. At the elementary level, 57 students (1 percent) were absent 10 or more days during the same time period, Aug. 20 through Oct. 24. At the high school level, only five students (one-tenth of 1 percent) were absent 10 or more days. ...more

November 9, 2007

More than 50 Highlands County students were issued suspensions of their driver's licenses last school year for having an excessive number of unexcused absences. ...more

September 13, 2007