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East Valley Academy students urge board to ease strict attendance and ID rules
Summary
Two East Valley Academy students told the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board that the school's five‑day‑per‑quarter attendance limit and rigid ID enforcement harm learning and asked for more flexibility, including appeal days and temporary ID passes.
Shelby Roanhorse and Cameron Williams, high school students from East Valley Academy, told the Mesa Public Schools Governing Board on Dec. 11 that school policies on attendance and student identification are too strict and can cause students to lose credit or face punishment for honest mistakes.
Roanhorse said East Valley enforces a five‑day absence limit per quarter that is stricter than district practice, and that she lost the ability to earn credit after exceeding the limit for medical reasons. “Our school's attendance policy is not the same as the district's…
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