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Lakeland District board narrows attendance rules, approves new elementary and secondary policies
Summary
The Lakeland District School Board voted 3-2 to adopt revised elementary and secondary attendance policies that streamline excused-absence categories, reduce administrative petition work, and add enforcement steps; board and staff said the changes aim to protect instructional time while recognizing certain verified absences.
The Lakeland District School board voted 3-2 to approve revised attendance policies for elementary and secondary schools that change how absences are classified, reduce the paperwork burden on assistant principals and create stronger enforcement steps for excessive absences.
Board members and administrators said the policy was rewritten to make implementation practical for schools and to protect Average Daily Attendance (ADA) funding. Kelsey Badger, federal programs director, summarized how the revision treats school activities and certain verified absences differently: “School activity ones do count because they're tied to a school activity and they are coded with an A,” she said, and added the district…
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