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Lexington 1 explains truancy process: interventions, court referrals and consequences
Summary
District staff outlined the attendance and truancy process: notification of guardians, requirement to provide excuse within three days, attendance intervention plan after three consecutive or five cumulative unexcused absences, and court referral if plan is violated.
District staff on Oct. 21 reviewed Lexington County School District One’s truancy process with the Board of Trustees, describing the sequence of notifications, interventions and potential court actions when students accumulate unexcused absences.
Staff said that when a student is absent the parent or guardian is notified and that the student must provide an excuse within three days of return. A student with three…
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