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In my country taking kids out of school for vacation is illegal and sometimes fined. For illnesses after the 10th day a doctors note is needed in school. Kids can only decide to leave themselves if they are above 18 years old. That seems reasonable to me. How are rules in the US?



Often in the USA the written rules will be similar, but the actual rules are completely different.

Few teachers are going to call the truant police on a high-school aged student who leaves during the day, even though technically they could. Younger students would more likely get the actual police called out of concern for safety, not enforcing school.

Some schools it's so bad that the system just entirely gives up, but doesn't document it - so you have students who have never been to class more than a few days but according to the records, they're always there.




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