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 4 of 12 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 5. Allowance for any parenting-related absence from a class due to use of a lactation space to nurse or express breast milk. v. Court summons. vi. Hazardous weather conditions. Hazardous weather conditions shall be interpreted to mean weather conditions which would endanger the health or safety of the student when in transit to and from school. vii. Work approved or sponsored by the school, the local school system, or the State Department of Education, accepted by the local Superintendent of Schools or the school principal, or their designees as reason for excusing the students. viii. Observance of a religious holiday. ix. State emergency. x. Suspension. Suspension is a lawful/excused absence, and the days of suspension status cannot be used when determining “habitual truancy.” xi. Lack of authorized transportation. A student may be excused when the school system authorized transportation is not available for reasons beyond the parent’s or student’s control (ex: students living in transition). This does not include students denied authorized transportation for disciplinary reasons. xii. Other emergency or set of circumstances which, in the judgment of the superintendent of schools or designee, constitutes a good and sufficient cause for absence from school. b. Unlawful Absence -An absence, including absence for any portion of the day, for any reason other than those cited as lawful is presumed to be unlawful and may constitute truancy. The school system may add specified criteria for unlawful absences to local board-approved policies. V. Additional Absences not covered by Federal and State Regulations. 1. Other Absences a. To be given consideration, a written request for vacation must be submitted at a minimum of 10 days in advance to the principal/designee. If approved, the maximum number of lawful days for family vacations and family trips for any school year must not exceed three (3) days. b. Such absences may not occur during exam or state-mandated testing periods unless authorized by the principal/designee. 2. Other Lawful Absences
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