If a child cannot attend school due to illness, you should inform the school at the beginning of the school. If the child goes back to school, it should bring a written apology from the parents.
However, the various state laws and regulations only provide a rough legal framework. In addition, individual schools enjoy fairly wide-ranging freedom in how and when they want to be informed about the absence of a student. Although laws and ordinances stipulate that a written excuse must be submitted to the school at the latest on the second day of absence and that a written apology must be given on the third day of absence, schools can also adopt further regulations within the framework of the house rules. The house rules, which are distributed at the beginning of a school year, are binding for parents and children.
If a pupil misses more often, the school can demand a medical certificate as an excuse.
In addition to diseases, there are other good reasons to stay away from school. These include:
Teachers may also give a short-term leave if the parents apply for it in advance and the class teacher is informed in advance of the intended absence. In some cases, the school and the teacher have some discretion as to whether the request for exemption from the lesson is met. Not allowed, it is to extend the school holidays on their own. An application for leave should be submitted at least one week before the intended absence.
An apology should contain the following information:
Address to the class teacher, the length of the absence, the reason for the absence (in case of illness, the diagnosis must be named only if it is a contagious disease, which is relevant for school operations), the request to excuse the absence, Place, date, signature of parent or parent.