excusal for being sole caretaker of a child-denied
hi everyone, so i am in a bit of a bind. i got summoned for jury duty next month on a school day and i have a 4 year old son. i am a single mom and the only person who can pick him up from school when he gets out at 3. i submitted an excusal and it was denied with the note “explain in court”. i do work full time, but i get off of work at 2:20 which is why i am able to go pick him up. i have nobody else who can pick him up for me. does anybody have any insight or tips on what i can do?
if it matters i am in miami dade county in florida.
edit to add:
thank you everyone for your replies! i was able to make arrangements for the day of, my concern is more if i get picked. i don’t have something that can be done on a long term scale. i also feel very silly not realizing explain in court literally means … physically go in day of and explain. anyways, your responses have all been more than helpful! i will be going in and explaining my situation and see what they say.