absences! ridiculous...

i'm gonna say: i've been absent from school a lot. a lot. it's in the teens of how many days i've missed. but being that, i don't just skip school for the fun of it. i had the flu for a week and recently i've come down with a bad cold, fever and all. so it's not my falut i get sick. i can't help it. so when i come back to school and get punished for missing days, it's absolutely ridiculous. it's not like i do bad in school either. i've maintained a GPA of about 3.8 and i just accepted into NHS. i have been in many leadership roles for theatre, am co-captain of the flag corps, and take art classes outside of school. i'm not ashamed to say i've been accomplished and continue to be so. so when i get unexcused absences or get threat ed by the administration, i think it's fair to say i get pretty angry. and it's not only me, it's my friends too. one of my best friends has been diagnosed with CF since 4th grade. needless to say, she's constantly out of school. however, because her family knows what is wrong with her, there is no need for a doctor as there is nothing they can do. all they can do is wait it out. she has a tremendous GPA and also has been working in theatre, plus all the many things she does. however, the administration ignores this and attempts to punish her more severly than me. i'm not saying they should completely aboslish the system in which the school handles absences but it needs to be scrutinized and dramatically changed. it's just not right.