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STUDENT COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
The Belle Vernon Area School District enforces the Student Compulsory
Attendance and
Truancy Elimination Plan that was passed by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania on August 8, 2006.
It is essential that every parent/guardian or
person in parental relation, having control or charge of any child or
children of compulsory school age, is familiar with this regulation as
well as the penalties for violation of attendance requirements.
Compulsory school age refers to the period of a child’s life
from the time they enter school as a beginner until the age of seventeen
(17) or upon their graduation from high school.
The Department of Education and all school districts in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are obligated to comply with State and
Federal requirements (No Child Left Behind Act) for student attendance
and truancy.
Each school district within the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
is responsible for monitoring and maintaining
attendance records of all students.
In accordance with the Student Compulsory Attendance and Truancy
Elimination Plan, all absences will be treated as unlawful until the
school district receives and accepts a written excuse from a
parent/guardian explaining the reason for a child’s absence.
The written excuse must be submitted with three
calendar days of the student’s absence.
Failure to do so will result in the absence
being permanently recorded as unlawful.
Students who miss ten (10) consecutive school days will be
dropped from the active membership unless the school is provided with
evidence that the absence is legal.
A maximum of ten (10) days of lawful absences, verified by
parental notification, may be permitted during a school year.
Each absence beyond a total of ten (10) days
during a school year will require a written doctor’s excuse.
For actions taken regarding unlawful absences, reference the
Student Handbook. |