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Sarasota school board votes 3–2 to advertise tighter attendance policy after public outcry over midyear timing
Summary
After hours of public comment urging delay and greater transparency, the Sarasota County School Board voted 3–2 on Dec. 16 to advertise revisions to Policy 5.4 (student attendance) for public feedback; the board emphasized teacher discretion for makeup work and said final adoption will come later.
The Sarasota County School Board voted to advertise a revised student attendance policy (Policy 5.4) after extended public comment and internal debate.
Chair Ziegler opened discussion on the advertised changes, which consolidate attendance rules and explicitly state a three-day timeline for parents to submit absence documentation. During the hearing, multiple community members asked the board to delay any substantive implementation until the next school year and to provide clearer, district-wide communication about how to submit…
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