Excuse Letter For Being Absent In School Due To Death Of Relative

If your child was unable to attend school due to a relative’s death, here is a sample template you can use to write an excuse letter for being absent in school due to the death of a relative.

To,
[Name of Principal]
[School]
[Address]
[Country]

Dear Mr/Ms [Name],
I want to inform you that my son/ daughter [name of your child], a student of grade [specify class and section], was not able to attend school on [day, date]. The reason for his/ her absence was a death in our close relatives.
The funeral was arranged at [name of another city/ state]. Therefore we were out of [name of your city/state] for three days.
Kindly grant her leave for the given dates. If there was anything very significant that she missed, please help her cover it up.

Sincerely,
[Name].
[Father/ Mother]