Accrued student absences may not exceed 10 days during the school year. The first 10 absences may be lawful, unlawful, or a combination. Any absence in excess of 10 may cause the student to lose credit for the year. The first 5 absences may be lawful, unlawful, or a combination. Any absence in excess of 5 may cause the student to lose credit for such a course.
All absences beginning with the sixth must be lawful. Although the state requires students to only attend of the day school year, parents and students should be aware that SC Code of Regulations - Chapter stipulates that a child ages 6 to 17 years is considered truant when the child has three consecutive unlawful absences or a total of five unlawful absences.
Punctuality is one of the most important skills that a person can learn. Parents should have students at school on time each day. Furthermore, secondary students are expected to be in their individual classes on time. Late arrival tardiness results in interruptions to the learning process — not only for the tardy student but for the other students in the class as well.
Additionally, the tardy student misses important instruction. No student may have their grade reduced or lose academic credit for any excused absence when missed assignments and tests are satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time.
For purposes of this section, attendance at religious retreats shall not exceed four hours per semester. Definition of Unexcused Absence: Missing a full day of school or being tardy or absent for 30 minutes or more without a valid excuse.
It should be noted that being tardy in any amount of minutes beyond the bell is unacceptable and may result in loss of some school privileges or eligibility for attendance incentive recognitions. Legal Truant: A student who has three full-day unexcused absences in a school year, or three unexcused tardies or absences of 30 minutes or more in a school year, or any combination thereof.
Patterns of habitual tardiness more than 10 days may, in combination with other unexcused absences, form the basis for a referral to the School Attendance Review Board SARB. Excused and Unexcused Absences. If your child has finished 6th grade and is not 17 years old yet, they are truant if they have:. The adult a child lives with is responsible for making sure that child goes to school. So if your child lives with you, this means you! If you don't make sure your child attends school regularly, you may be brought to court on a civil violation.
The school must follow certain procedures first. We will explain those rules here. Maine schools must try to work with parents or legal guardians and students to get students to attend school regularly. There is no such thing as a truancy officer in Maine. Instead, the school principal decides if the student is truant. The principal will look at the number of unexcused absences your child has in a school year.
If your child meets the minimum number of unexcused absences for their age, the principal must tell the superintendent within 5 school days of your child's last unexcused absence. From there, your child will be referred to the school's "student assistance team" or other school intervention team. You and your child will be invited to the team meeting. The team will decide:. If the team decides there is a negative effect on your child, the team will make an "intervention plan.
The purpose of this committee is to understand why students drop out and make recommendations to the school board for how to address the problem.
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