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Board approves revised attendance policy after lengthy debate over what counts as 'in attendance'
Summary
Directors approved updates to policy 5.03 on student attendance that align district reporting with state language about counting students who receive supervision, instruction or services; Director Moore warned the wording could be vague and open to manipulation, but the board approved the revision 5–1.
The Faribault Public School District board approved revisions to policy 5.03 (student attendance) on April 20 after a prolonged discussion about how the district will count students for attendance reporting and related state funding.
The revised language instructs the district to count a student as in attendance on days the student receives supervision, instruction, or services from school staff…
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