Lawrence County public school officials have backtracked on a controversial policy that excluded doctors' notes as a valid excuse for absences. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Lawrence County Board of Education agreed Thursday to revise a controversial attendance policy that discounted doctors’ notes as a valid excuse for a child missing school.

The policy, adopted in June, drew national headlines and pushback from local parents who protested against rules that spelled out escalating consequences if their child missed school for illness or other reasons – consequences that included expedited referrals to court for truancy proceedings.

“We have listened to the community and we have made some adjustments to the attendance policies,” John Daniel, board chairman, told a standing-room-only crowd t

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