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Board reviews attendance, grading and cellphone policy changes; readings set for July
Summary
The Johnson County Board reviewed policy committee recommendations on attendance (excuse notes/tardies), grading scales, and a cell-phone ban during instructional time required by state law; the items were placed for reading in July.
The Johnson County Board of Education discussed proposed policy changes on attendance, grading and use of personal electronic devices and scheduled a formal reading of the policies for its July meeting.
District staff presented several committee recommendations. Changes to the attendance policy would (1) allow parents to submit up to three written notes for excused absences, (2) treat dismissal as one excused absence for target calculations, and (3) clarify that principals may enforce existing discretion for principal-excused absences in special circumstances. Staff also proposed that written excuses must be original…
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