In this spot-on piece by Deirdre Kaye, she argues that “excused absences” are classist as hell. She writes: “If your kid is home from school and you work outside of the house, you might already be missing work. To then be told you must have a doctor's note means you're probably paying a co-pay to see the doctor and, if your doctor is as popular as ours, probably missing yet another day of work and school because the doctor rarely has any "same day sick" appointments available — especially during cold and flu season. So, this policy not only costs parents money by expecting them to pay a co-pay but also by requiring them to miss even more work.” And she’s – rightly – over it. Take a read.

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