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Board hears first reading of updated attendance, truancy policy clarifying unexcused absences and chronic-absence measure
Summary
The district presented revisions to policy 6.200 that incorporate TSBA updates, clarify how students are counted as present, and restate chronic absenteeism as 10% of enrollment days (18 days in a 180-day school year); board members asked clarifying questions.
The Germantown Board of Education reviewed revisions to policy 6.200 (attendance and truancy) at its Jan. 14 work session. Staff said the changes respond to updates from the Tennessee School Boards Association and remove duplicate language found elsewhere in district policy.
Mister Manuel, a district staff member, told the board the most substantive change…
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