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Committee approves updates to student absences, allows suspended students to make up work
Summary
Revisions to policy JBD clarify categories of absences, permit suspended students to submit assignments and receive academic credit for satisfactorily completed work, and reorganize absence definitions.
The policy committee voted Aug. 27 to approve revisions to policy JBD (student absences and excuses) that reorganize absence categories and affirm academic credit for students who miss school due to suspension. The revisions create clearer categories for absences, including a separate classification for suspension or expulsion, and specify that students absent for any reason, including suspension, may submit assignments and tests and receive the same academic credit if work is completed satisfactorily and in a timely manner. The motion to adopt was made and seconded by committee members; there was no extended discussion and the committee voted to approve the changes.
