A student’ s full day absence from school shall be considered“ excused” from truancy identification if written documentation of the reason for the absence has been submitted within ten( 10) school days of the student’ s return to school and meets the following criteria:
1) For daily absences one( 1) through nine( 9), a student’ s absences from school are considered“ excused” when student’ s parent / guardian approves such absence and submits appropriate documentation to school officials( note that has name of student, date and time of absence, along with parent signature and contact phone number, or appropriate documentation through the ParentSquare attendance).
2) Students receive an excused absence for the tenth daily absence and all absences thereafter, when they are absent from school for the following reasons: i) Student illness, verified by a licensed medical professional, regardless of the length of absence( Documentation required) ii) Student observance of a religious holiday
iii) Death in the student’ s family or other emergency beyond the control of the student’ s family
iv) Court appearance which is mandated.( Documentation required) v) The lack of transportation that is normally provided by the district vi) Extraordinary educational opportunities pre-approved by administration and in accordance with Connecticut State Department of Education guidelines. vii)
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Mental Health and Wellness days( non-consecutive) no more than two( 2) per school year Absences due to visitation of parent / guardians during active-duty deployment( up to10 days per year)
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025