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DOE proposes Chapter 32 change to allow excused civic‑event absences for students in grades 6–12
Summary
The Department presented proposed amendments to Chapter 32 (school district operations) to align with a January 2024 statute and add a state‑excused absence option for students in grades 6–12 to attend civic events once per year; the proposal received two supportive and two opposing public comments in the department's summary.
The New Jersey Department of Education presented proposed amendments to Chapter 32 (school district operations) to align the code with statute and to add an option allowing students in grades 6–12 to be excused once per year to attend civic events.
The department said the change is driven by statute (cited as 18A:36‑33.2 in the presentation)…
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