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Franklin school board reviews attendance policy that limits students to 10 absences per class
Summary
Board packet presented Policy C175-R1 outlining attendance rules including a 10-absence cap per class at the high school, required documentation timelines, and progressive steps that can lead to referrals under Indiana’s truancy law and Senate Bill 282.
The Franklin Community School Corporation board reviewed Attendance Policy C175-R1 during its Oct. 20, 2025 meeting, which sets limits and procedures for student absences. The policy states that students "may incur no more than 10 absences (per class at FCHS)," and that all absences, excused or unexcused, count toward that limit. Families are required to report absences by 9:00 a.m. and produce documentation within 24 hours in many cases.
The policy lays out escalating steps after repeated absences, including a required conference after five unexcused absences within 10 weeks and a referral process tied to Senate Bill 282. The packet notes that at the 10th unexcused absence a school-issued letter is sent and that "an affidavit will be filed with the prosecutor's office" for students accumulating 10 unexcused absences. For repeated absences (15 and 18 thresholds) the policy references additional notifications to Johnson County agencies and possible loss of credit for high school courses.
Policy text also clarifies excusable reasons (professional appointments, personal illness, court attendance, bona fide religious holidays, military-connected absences, maternity leave and others) and requires parents to submit appointment documentation, including name of student, appointment date/time and return date. The board packet indicated the policy was adopted Aug. 12, 2024 and lists procedures for administrators to implement and enforce the rules.
Board materials did not record a final vote or amendment to C175-R1 in the transcript provided; any formal action, if taken, was not specified in the available record.
