Policy Glen Ridge Board of Education
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5200 ATTENDANCE
The Board
of Education requires the pupils enrolled in the schools of this district
attend school regularly in accordance with the laws of the state. The educational program offered by this
district is predicated on the presence of the pupil and requires continuity of
instruction and classroom participation.
The regular contact of pupils with one another in the classroom and
their participation in a well-planned instructional activity under the tutelage
of a competent teacher are vital to this purpose.
Attendance
at school may be excused for certain absences as defined by the Board. All absences for reasons other than excused,
shall be unexcused.
Pupils
absent from school for any reason are responsible for the completion of
assignments missed because of their absence.
No student excused for a religious holiday shall be deprived of an award
or eligibility to compete for an award or the opportunity to make up a test
given on the religious holiday.
Prolonged
or repeated absences, excused or unexcused, from school or from class, deprive
the pupil of the classroom experience deemed essential to learning and may
result in retention at grade level or loss of credit toward the high school
diploma in accordance with policies of this Board.
Pupils
shall be subjected to the school district response for unexcused absences
during the school year as outlined in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.8(a)4
and Regulation 5200. In addition, unexcused absences from school or from
classes within the school day shall subject a pupil to the disciplinary rules
of the Board which may include the denial of a pupil’s participation in
co-curricular activities and/or athletic competition. Repeated truancies that interfere with
efforts of this Board and its staff in the maintenance of good order and the
continuity of classroom instruction may result in the suspension or expulsion
of any pupil from the course of study during which absences have occurred or
the suspension or expulsion in accordance with Policy Nos. 5610 and 5620.
The
Superintendent shall calculate and monitor the average daily attendance rate
for the district and for each school in the district. Whenever the average daily attendance rate for
the district or for a school in the district does not meet the New Jersey
Department of Education requirements, the Superintendent or designee shall
develop performance objectives to improve pupil attendance pursuant to N.J.A.C.
6A:32-12.2(a)3.
N.J.S.A. 18A:36-14 et seq.; 18A:38-25 et seq.
N.J.S.A. 34:2-21.1 et seq.
N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.8
Adopted: 25 November 2002
Revised: 11 December 2006