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What are excused absences in Chesapeake public schools? ›

Per Chesapeake School Board Policy, absences from school are excused for sickness of a student, medical appointments, severe illness or death in the family, exposure to contagious disease, religious holidays, or extenuating circ*mstances such as fire, accident, or extremely inclement weather.

Chesapeake Public Schools is a highly rated, public school district located in CHESAPEAKE, VA. It has 40,769 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 58% of students are at least proficient in math and 74% in reading.

Examples of Excused Absences:

Religious instruction: Not to exceed three hours in one week. Driver's license test. Serious family emergency i.e. funeral. Special requests from parents: Pre-arranged with assistant principal.

Virginia Law requires a child to attend school all day every day until the age of 18 or until the completion of an approved program. Five days of unexcused absences is considered a truancy problem.

Kingston Elementary is ranked #1 in Virginia Elementary Schools.

1) Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology – Alexandria, Virginia.

Examples of an excused absence may include, but are not limited to, the following reasons: funeral, illness (including mental health and substance abuse illnesses), injury, legal obligations, medical procedures, suspensions, religious observances, and military obligation.

Parents may face criminal charges if they intentionally fail to meet their legal obligation to send their children to attend school. If found guilty of the misdemeanor, the parents could face fines and even jail time for repeat offenses. (Va. Code §§ 18.2-11, 18.2-371, 22.1-258, 22.1-262, 22.1-263 (2019).)

Lawful (Excused) Reasons for Absence include the following:

A maximum of ten (10) days of cumulative lawful (excused) absences verified by parental notification may be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond ten (10) cumulative days may require an excuse from a physician.

How many absences are allowed in a school year Maryland? ›

School Attendance in Maryland

A truant youth is one who is unlawfully absent from school for more than 8 days in any quarter, 15 days in any semester, or 20 days in a school year.