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kittyglitther t1_j9rliv9 wrote

Yes. My mom used to let me take mental health days here and there, but I don't think we ever worried about my maintaining perfect attendance. But if kids can take them and have them not ding their records then that's great.

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AskMoreQuestionsOk t1_j9tad1d wrote

What is a ding on the record even mean? Back in the day they would hold you back, but now?

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kittyglitther t1_j9tfbad wrote

From the article: But proponents of the bill champion the fact that taking a mental health day would not count towards a child’s absences or even ruin their perfect attendance record (whether trying to achieve that is healthy or not is another hotly debated issue!).

Seems like absenseces are something they want to avoid, so I assumed there was some sort of negative connoation

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AskMoreQuestionsOk t1_j9tfut0 wrote

Lol, what do you get for perfect attendance? A piece of paper saying perfect attendance? My kids principal said there were 2 reasons for perfect attendance: mom was a teacher and mom was done.

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kittyglitther t1_j9tg4e8 wrote

Who knows/who cares, parents are fucking wild about anything (anything!!) that they see as giving their kid a real or imagined leg up in college admissions.

These are the exact kids who need a mental health day

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