"God calls Christian parents to raise their kids for Him, loving Him with all their heart, soul, strength, and mind. But does this divine calling require a distinctively Christian education? Should Christian parents send their kids to public schools as "salt" and "light" or should they take their kids out of public schools to form distinctively Christian schools and home schools dedicated to holding forth Christ as Lord of all? Because our kids belong to God, are we called to surround them with a biblical worldview from the time they get up to the time they go down, including the hours from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.? Excused Absence is a powerful book that points Christian parents to a better way to educate their children. It is sure to inspire and motivate the growing Christian schooling and home schooling movements for many years to come"--

Helping Families of Youth with School Attendance Problems consists of 7 chapters that guide the reader through the assessment, consultation, and intervention processes for various cases of school attendance problems. Initial material provides an overview and focuses on a rapid assessment and consultation process. The heart of the book is centered on extensive and detailed recommendations to guide clinicians and school officials through an efficient intervention process to reduce a child's school absenteeism and related behavior problems.

Archival snapshot of entire looseleaf Code of Massachusetts Regulations held by the Social Law Library of Massachusetts as of January 2020.