It’s not a letter from the Doctor, but it’ll do

What’s a more legitimate excuse for missing school: I have a cold, or I was hanging out with the leader of the free world?

President Obama took a few minutes during his townhall meeting in Wisconsin today to help out a girl who had missed her last day of school to attend his event.

CNN reports:

A young girl named Kennedy attended the town hall with her father, who was called on to ask a question.

Her father, John Corpus, started his query saying he hoped his daughter wouldn’t get into trouble for missing the last day of school.

“Do you need me to write a note?” Obama asked.

Clearly assuming that Obama was just kidding, Corpus continued with his question–only to be interrupted by the president.

“No, no, I’m serious. What’s your daughter’s name?” Obama said, as he started to write a note. “I’m going to write to Kennedy’s teacher.”

He then walked over to the girl and handed her the note: “To Kennedy’s Teacher, Please excuse Kennedy’s absence…she’s with me. Barack Obama.”