http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/447157/my-son-missed-17-days-of-school-will-he-have-to-repeat-the-grade GreatSchools en-us healthy11 I can't speak for guidelines in Baton Rouge, LA but where I live, there is a stipulation that students can't have more than a certain number of absences each term... ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/447157/my-son-missed-17-days-of-school-will-he-have-to-repeat-the-grade?cpage=1#comment_447261 5100.447261 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:12:37 -0700 TeacherParent Repeating a grade should be based on his skill level - and his grades are usually an indication of that. How have his grades been?In any case, by this point ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/447157/my-son-missed-17-days-of-school-will-he-have-to-repeat-the-grade?cpage=1#comment_447238 5100.447238 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:10:07 -0700