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49067.
(a) The governing board of each school district
shall
prescribe regulations requiring the evaluation
of each pupil's achievement for each marking
period and requiring a conference with, or
a written report to, the parent of each pupil
whenever it becomes evident to the teacher
that the pupil is in danger of failing a course.
The refusal of the parent to attend the conference,
or to respond to the written report, shall
not preclude failing the pupil at the end of
the grading period.
(b) The governing board of any school
district may adopt regulations authorizing
a teacher to assign a failing grade to any
pupil whose absences from the teacher's class
that are not excused pursuant to Section 48205
equal or exceed a maximum number which shall
be specified by the board. Regulations
adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) A reasonable opportunity for the pupil
or the pupil's parent or guardian to explain
the absences.
(2) A method for identification in the pupil's
record of the failing grades assigned to the
pupil on the basis of excessive unexcused absences.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision
(a) of Section 49061, the provisions of this
section shall apply to the parent or guardian
of any pupil without regard to the age of the
pupil.
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The State of California's
Department of Education, in an effort to support
learning through attendance improvement, reinforces
regular school attendance in a variety of manners
that seek early truancy identification, prevention
and intervention. Toward that goal, the following
approaches are implemented and supported by
the state.
What
is a truant? The
Legislature of the State of California has
a very precise definition of truancy and a
truant. A quote of a summary
of the definition provided at the California
Dept. of Education website is quoted as follows:
"Education
Code Section 48260 (a): Any pupil subject to
compulsory full-time education or compulsory
continuation education who is absent from school
without a valid excuse three full days or tardy
or absent more than any 30-minute period during
the school day without a valid excuse on three
occasions in one school year, or any combination
thereof, is a truant and shall be reported
to the attendance supervisor or the superintendent
of the school district."
California Education Code Section 48205:
48205. (a) Notwithstanding Section 48200, a pupil
shall be excused from school when the absence
is:
(1) Due to his or her illness.
(2) Due to quarantine under the direction of
a county or city health officer.
(3) For the purpose of having medical, dental,
optometrical, or
chiropractic services rendered.
(4) For the purpose of attending the funeral
services of a member of his or her immediate
family, so long as the absence is not more
than one day if the service is conducted in
California and not more than three days if
the service is conducted outside California.
(5) For the purpose of jury duty in the manner
provided for by law.
(6) Due to the illness or medical appointment
during school hours of a child of whom the
pupil is the custodial parent.
(7) For justifiable personal reasons, including,
but not limited to, an appearance in court,
attendance at a funeral service, observance
of a holiday or ceremony of his or her religion,
attendance at religious retreats, or attendance
at an employment conference, when the pupil's
absence has been requested in writing by the
parent or guardian and approved by the principal
or a designated representative pursuant to
uniform standards established by the governing
board.
(8) For the purpose of serving as a member
of a precinct board for an election pursuant
to Section 12302 of the Elections Code.
(b) A pupil absent from school under this section
shall be allowed to complete all assignments
and tests missed during the absence that can
be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory
completion within a reasonable period of time,
shall be given full credit therefor. The teacher
of any class from which a pupil is absent shall
determine the tests and assignments shall be
reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily
identical to, the tests and assignments that
the pupil missed during the absence.
(c) For purposes of this section, attendance
at religious retreats
shall not exceed four hours per semester.
(d) Absences pursuant to this section are deemed
to be absences in
computing average daily attendance and shall
not generate state
apportionment payments.
(e) "Immediate family," as used in
this section, has the same
meaning as that set forth in Section 45194,
except that references
therein to "employee" shall be deemed
to be references to "pupil."
Pursuant to Section 49067(b) of the Education
Code, the Vallejo City Unified School District
has adopted regulations authorizing teachers
in the Vallejo City Unified School District
to assign a failing grade to any pupil whose
absences in a grading period (one semester)
equals or exceeds 10 unexcused absences.
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