School Attendance meeting

This is just a rant.

We had an attendance meeting with my daughters Assistant Principal for missing 7 days this school year which dropped her down to 85% school attendance. All are excused absences from being sick, we dont keep her home just because she has a runny nose. She caught a cold right before Labor Day weekend. then 2 weeks later she got some sort of stomach bug, and then another two weeks later she was sick and ended up with an ear infection where she pretty much slept for 2 whole days. She also has Reactive Airway Disease which is basically asthma induced colds, which she has at this moment along with stomach pains. So I can't send her to school when she has difficulty breathing or bent over in pain. Which is what I reiterated.

The Assistant principal didn't really seem to care about anything we said and was just concerned about her being at school daily. And showed us some chart about certain races and disabled kids missing school. Im sure he had to have his talking points according to the state. He asked if she was doing well in school or if teachers had any concerns. She is a great student, never has had issues learning and is exactly where she needs to be. All her teachers always have great things to say. I asked him what I should do and should I just send her to school sick to infect her class mates. He had no answer, just not to send her to school with communicable diseases or green snotty nose running or with a fever. I know the school loses money if students are absent and pretty much he said that, so I felt like my child is just a $$$ sign to them. They dont care if my child is sick or healthy.

I really dont want to deal with the school sending me letters or have to attend a SARB meeting for my sick child. I guess I will just have to keep getting doctors notes if I ever had to attend a SARB meeting for my child, bc I dont know what else to do. They really need to change their school policies/laws. This is a very anxiety inducing issue for me. I try my best, but the school does not care. Its a lose/lose situation for me I feel like. Send my sick child to school and feel guilty or keep her home to rest and the school has an issues with it.