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Westerville board holds first reading of attendance-policy changes required by House Bill 96
Summary
At a Dec. 15 first reading, Westerville City Schools staff outlined changes to attendance rules tied to House Bill 96, including districtwide absence-intervention teams, new definitions of habitual truancy and a July 1, 2026 adoption deadline; staff will publish family-facing guidance before a January second reading.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The Westerville City Schools Board of Education on Dec. 15 reviewed proposed revisions to Policy 5200 to comply with House Bill 96, a package of changes that district staff said reduces some building-level requirements while adding new statewide definitions of habitual truancy.
Scott Reeves, speaking for Superintendent Hamburg (who was absent), told the board the changes would relieve buildings of some administrative duties while requiring each district to establish at least one districtwide absence intervention team. Reeves said districts are no longer required — if the policy passes — to create…
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