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2. The Appeals Committee may grant waivers on a conditional basis, requiring changes in student behaviors to validate the waiver. F. The student and parent(s)/guardian(s) will have the opportunity to present all corroborating information in support of the appeal at the hearing. G. The Appeals Committee will render a decision within three (3) school days after the conclusion of the hearing and so notify the parent(s)/guardian(s) and student of the decision in writing. H. The decision of the Appeals Committee panel is final. III. Credit Loss/Restoration A. Students who lose course credit due to the attendance policy may be permitted to remain in the course and receive a grade for the following purposes: to maintain full-time student status, G.P.A. computation, eligibility for summer school, eligibility for extracurricular activities and for the student’s transcript. B. Credit lost due to the attendance policy may be restored by one of the following methods: 1. Repeat the course during the school year. 2. Attend summer school (provided summer school requirements are satisfied). 3. Repeat the course during the summer at an approved college. IV. The Board of Education recognizes the seriousness of absenteeism and authorizes the Superintendent of Schools to develop administrative regulations to implement this policy. Legal Reference Connecticut General Statutes 10-220(c) Duties of boards of education (as amended by PA 15-225) 10-184 Duties of parents (as amended by PA 98-243 and PA 00-157) 10-185 Penalty 10-198a Policies and procedures concerning truants (as amended by PA11-136, An Act Concerning Minor Revisions to the Education Statutes and PA 14-198, An Act Concerning Excused Absences from School for Children of Service Members, and PA 16-147, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee) 10-198b State Board of Education to define “excused absence,” “unexcused absence,” and “disciplinary absence” 10-198c Attendance review teams. 10-198d Chronic absenteeism (as amended by PA 17-14) 45a-8c Truancy clinic. Administration. Policies and procedures. Report. (as amended by PA 15-225) 10-199 through 10-202 Attendance, truancy - in general Action taken by State Board of Education on January 2, 2008, to define “attendance.” Action taken by State Board of Education on June 27, 2012, to define “excused” and “unexcused” absences. PA 17-14 An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Department of Education Policy Adopted: September 11, 1979 Effective: September 24, 1979 Amended: August 25, 1981 Amended: June 16, 1986 Effective: September 1, 1986 Amended: July 10, 1989 Amended: December 11, 1990 Amended: May 9, 1995 Revised: May 11, 2004 Revised: February 22, 2011 Revised: October 23, 2012 Revised: June 14, 2016 Revised: May 26, 2020 72