The 10 sentence script was too long and complicated for
some parents who did not understand percentages. Also,
some families viewed the FNP contact as meaning the
absence was unexcused and began justifying why it was
an excused absence. Three parents visited or called the principal
to make sure the FNP did not call again. The staff had a
list of which families not to call, with which the FNP complied.
Consequently, the list included students whose excessive
absences affected the aggregate. The school turned
those parents over to truancy court.