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Committee approves change raising parental excused days from 3 to 5; other attendance edits held pending consultant review
Summary
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board Policy Committee of the Whole on Oct. 21 voted to amend Policy JBD-R to increase parental-excused absences per semester from three to five and to hold other proposed attendance edits pending a consultant—s statutory review.
The Tangipahoa Parish School Board Policy Committee of the Whole on Oct. 21 voted to amend and approve portions of proposed revisions to Policy JBD-R (Absences and Excuses Regulations).
After a prolonged discussion about consolidating seven attendance-related policies and updating language to reflect recent state statutes, the committee debated a set of edits. A central change under consideration was increasing the number of parental-excused absences per semester from three to five. Several members emphasized the need to align policy with…
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