Taking children out of school: do you send a note?

[tvguy]

That's interesting, and I like to see the studies that found that. Not that I'm asking you for proof, just that it would be an interesting read..

I honestly don't think there is a study to read. I think too many parents abused the fact that the school allowed vacation absences that they had to do something. When DS was there, (he's a Junior in College now) one of his classmates always took 2 different weeks off for vacation during the school year, (always the week before finals, dead week). She graduated with a 4.5 GPA.
And my daughter, who is now is a Junior there, has a friend who took 4 weeks off her first year there just "because she didn't feel like going to school".

So I think abuse is the issue.