If a student is absent without an excuse by the parent/guardian or if the student leaves school or a class without permission of the teacher or administrator in charge, the student shall be considered truant. A "habitual truant" is defined as a student of compulsory attendance age who has the equivalent of four (4) total days of unexcused absences from school in any one month or the equivalent of ten (10) total days of unexcused absences during any school year.
Parents/guardians of all students shall be notified in writing at the beginning of each school year of their obligation to ensure that all children of compulsory attendance age attend school. Parents/guardians shall be required to acknowledge in writing awareness of their obligations and to furnish the school with a telephone number or other means of contacting them during the school day.
Appropriate school personnel shall make reasonable efforts to meet with the parent/guardian to review and evaluate the reasons for the student's truancy. An attendance plan shall be developed for a student who is at risk of being declared habitually truant with the goal of assisting the child to remain in school. When practicable, the student's parent, guardian or legal custodian shall participate with district personnel during the development of the plan.
ATTENDANCE PLAN FOR HABITUALLY TRUANT STUDENTS
An attendance plan shall be developed for a student who is at risk of being declared habitually truant with the goal of assisting the child to remain in school. When practicable, the student's parent, guardian or legal custodian shall participate with district personnel during the development of the plan.
MISSED WORK
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Class Work. Students are responsible for all class work missed due to any absence either excused or unexcused. Within two school days after his or her return to class following an absence, the student must arrange to make up work missed.
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Missed Work. The teacher shall make appropriate provisions for completion of missed class work or make-up work.
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Credit for Excused Absences. Credit for class work missed due to excused absences shall be allowed when satisfactorily completed within the timeline agreed upon by the student and teacher.
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Credit for Unexcused Absences. The teacher may deny on an individual basis the acceptance of class work and/or assessments missed due to unexcused absences or truancy. Students are responsible for course content missed during any absence.
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Consequences. If a student's educational progress becomes affected because of absence, the teacher and, as appropriate, the administrator of the school of attendance shall notify and attempt to meet with the parent or guardian to plan for remediation. Other appropriate consequences may be applied when there are repeated unexcused absences.
Truancy Court
When our school-based and district resources have been exhausted and the student continues to be habitually truant, a petition may be filed with the Boulder or Broomfield Courts. Once in court, students and families will need to respond to the Magistrate/Judge in regard to the student’s absences from school.