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Board approves revised attendance policy, adopts student handbooks after debate
Summary
The Bellbrook‑Sugarcreek Local Board of Education approved revisions to attendance policy 5200 and related student handbooks July 11, adopting a 65‑hour threshold for excessive absences with a doctor’s note exemption; the policy passed despite one dissent over concerns students might attend school while ill.
The Bellbrook‑Sugarcreek Local Board of Education on July 11 approved revisions to board policy 5200 and adopted updated student handbooks, clarifying that nonmedical absences generally count toward a 65‑hour excessive‑absence threshold but that a doctor’s note can exempt absences from that total.
During a second reading of policy 5200, Superintendent (speaking for administration) said the proposed policy "is in line with the state of Ohio's ORC," and noted the change gives the district authority to require doctor's notes to exclude some absences from the 65‑hour calculation. Dr. Pryor raised the central objection, saying…
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