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Page A-28 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 ELFAIR By BRIANNA LOPER brianna @masoncounty. com North Mason School Board members had a difficult time defining the meaning of the term "excused absence" last week during a meeting. Some board members said the school district's revised policy took control away from parents to decide what war- rants an excused absence. The discussion came after the policy was revised due to state guidelines to show more effort on the part of the district to include more prevention and intervention before truancy becomes an issue. "I want to trust them (par- ents) when they want to ex- cuse their student," said board member Dinah Griffey. "I get offended when the school dis- trict says that I don't know how to parent." Griffey said she found fault with a revised truancy policy the board was expected to ap- prove during a policy review period at the Oct. 20 North Mason School Board meeting. The policy was unanimously approved by the board, pend- ing some changes that would be made by Superintendent Dana Rosenbach during the see TRUANCY, page A-31 .- OO Herald photo by Brianna Loper A full rainbow and part of a second spread across North Bay on Monday night. This image is made up of eight photographs combined into a panorama using photography editing software. This style helps the image maintain more detail and capture a larger area. By BRIANNA LOPER brianna @masoncounty. corn Who -- or what -- killed Aria Garcia? That's what freshman stu- dents at North Mason High School want to know. For the past six weeks, stu- dents in the Principles of Bio- medical Science course have been studying the fictitious Garcia and her death, which took place right outside the classroom. During the first weeks of school, a mannequin was set up to mimic a murder scene in the hallway of the high school. Students extracted DNA, completed blood splatter trials and even tested a mysterious white powder to work toward solving the mystery. "The kids have never been more engaged," Lisa Roberts, director of instructional services for the district "I'm thinking it's some sort of disease," said Autumn Cloyd during class Monday. "I still think she has diabe- tes," countered classmate Kira Schwerzuer. "Because of the orange juice." "Oh yeah," agreed Cloyd. "And she was wearing a lot of clothes. Maybe she had low blood sugar?" The students compared ideas as they compiled notes in journals and read online articles about how to complete an autopsy. Throughout Mon- see SCIENCE, page A-30 OLY /NPIC