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Board moves religious‑absence language within attendance policy
Summary
Trustees pulled board policy 5113 from the consent agenda and voted to relocate the Education Code provision on student absences for religious instruction (Ed. Code §46014) so it appears adjacent to other excused‑absence language for clarity to parents.
The Belmont‑Redwood Shores School District board removed board policy 5113 (absences and excuses) from the consent agenda to consider changing the order of a paragraph that references Education Code section 46014 on student absences for religious instruction. A trustee said parents would find the provision easier to locate if it appeared alongside other excused‑absence language and moved to place that sentence immediately after the section describing when an absence is excused. A second was made and the motion passed by voice vote; the board clerk or staff will update paragraph numbering accordingly.
Trustees emphasized the motion did not change policy wording but only its placement in the document. The board’s motion record shows the paragraph previously labeled paragraph 4 will become paragraph 3. No public comment opposed the change during the discussion.
