Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Attendance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
District revises attendance policy to reflect weekly religious-instruction absence allowance
Summary
Staff said a state amendment requires local boards to allow religious instruction during the school day up to four hours per week as a potentially excused absence; the district will update Policy 4-01 and is prepared to implement the change this school year.
Staff explained Policy 4-01, attendance, must be amended in response to a state law change (transcript citation: General Statute 115C-379) to allow religious instruction during the school day as a possible excused absence for up to four hours per week. The staff member said the district has tracked the required change and is prepared to implement it for the coming academic year.
Committee members had no questions during the first-review presentation. Staff said the proposed edits have been reviewed with internal stakeholders and requested the committee forward the policy to the full board as part of the fast-track package.
