Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Procedures SFS-GEN-PR-002 First Adopted: 05/14/14 Legal Review: 08/13/24 06/10/14 Approved Revisions: 08/13/24 12/08/22 09/04/20 08/28/19 06/10/14 05/14/13 Effective: 08/14/24 12/09/22 09/04/20 08/29/19 06/11/14 05/15/13 Page 3 of 12 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 considered in attendance in an alternative program setting when participating in activities during the day sponsored by the alternative program, and when that participation is approved by the director of a licensed childcare center, registered family day care, or Head Start 5-year-old program. 2. Lawful and Unlawful Absences are established and/or amended by COMAR 13A.08.01.03 and 13A.08.01.04 as they now exist or are amended. Currently, COMAR 13A.08.01.03 and 13A.08.01.04 state: a. Lawful Absence - Students presently enrolled in public schools are considered lawfully absent from school, including absence for any portion of the day, only under the following conditions: ii. Death in the immediate family (defined as (step)parent, (step)brother, (step)sister, grandparents, a person(s) who is the primary care provider, anyone who lives regularly in the household of the student and others as determined by the school principal). The local school system shall determine what relationships constitute the immediate family. iii. Illness of the student.1. The principal or a pupil personnel worker shall require a physician's certificate from the parent or guardian of a student reported continuously absent for physical illness or somatic health need. 2. An absence due to a student’s behavioral health is treated the same as an absence due to illness or another somatic health need. If a student or the student’s parent or guardian notifies their school that their child’s absence was due to a behavioral health need, the school will provide information to the student or the student’s parent or guardian about school or community behavioral health resources that are available to the student. iv. Pregnant and parenting students. 1. Allowance for labor, delivery, and prenatal and postnatal medical appointments, with a health care provider’s note. 2. Provision of a minimum of ten (10) school days of excused absences for a parenting student after the birth of the student's child, for both mother and coparent. 3. Allowance for any parenting-related absences due to an illness or a medical appointment of the student's child, including up to 4 days of absences per school year for which the school may not require a note from a physician. 4. Allowance for any absence due to a legal appointment involving the pregnant or parenting student that is related to family law proceedings, including adoption, custody, and visitation.
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