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Policy committee reviews attendance thresholds; trustees propose half‑year adjustments
Summary
Carmel Central School District policy committee informally discussed changing excessive‑absence thresholds, recommending halved limits for half‑year courses and flagging concerns about teachers requiring students to use phones for attendance. No formal votes were taken due to lack of quorum.
The Carmel Central School District's policy committee met informally in April to review the district's student attendance policy, discussing how to count absences in full‑year and half‑year courses and whether classroom practices such as students using personal cell phones for attendance need separate policy guidance.
Speaker 3, the committee chair (identified in the transcript as Trustee, Speaker 3), reminded the group that the meeting was informal and "we cannot make any decisions, but we can have an informal discussion." Staff summarized principal concerns about the current language on…
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