Board approves revised absence policy, removes automatic 10‑day physician‑note trigger
After extensive public comment from students and teachers worried about chronic absenteeism and equity, the board voted to approve revisions to BP/AR 5113 that remove the automatic 10‑day physician‑note requirement and align the policy with CSBA guidance while retaining the district’s ability to require verification when patterns of absence appear.
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The board approved edits to BP/AR 5113 (Absences and Excuses) that eliminate a fixed 10‑day threshold automatically requiring physician verification and instead adopt language aligned with the California School Boards Association model that allows district staff to require physician verification or the district chronic‑illness form when a pattern of excused absences emerges.
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