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Docwnent Policy Code: 4410 Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Law Punctual attendance in school and participation in class are integral parts of academic achievement and the teaching-learning process. To ensure that students receive the benefits of regular school attendance, the board will comply with the state's Compulsory Attendance Law, G.S. 11 SC-378. Three (3} Unexcused tardies of fifteen (15) minutes or more shall be treated as one (1) Unexcused absence under the State's Compulsory Attendance Law. A. Three (3) Unexcused Absences After any student has accumulated three (3) Unexcused absences in a school year, the principal or his/her designee will notify the parent, guardian or custodian of the student that the student has been absent an excessive number of times. B. Six (6) Unexcused Absences After not more than six (6) Unexcused absences, the principal will notify the parent, guardian or custodian by mail that he/she maybe in violation of the Compulsory Attendance Law and maybe prosecuted if the absences cannot be justified under the established attendance policies of the state and district boards of education. Once the parents are notified, the principal will appoint a Family Specialist who will work with the child andhis/her family to analyze the causes of the absences and determine steps to eliminate the problem, including adjustment of the school program or obtaining supplemental services. The family specialist may requestthat alaw- enforcement officer accompany him/her if he/she believes that a home visit is necessary. C. Ten (10) Unexcused Absences After ten (10} accumulated Unexcused absences in a school year, the principal will review any report or investigation on the student's absence prepared by the family specialist pursuant to G.S. 115C-381. The principal will also confer with the student and his/her parent, guardian or custodian to deternne whether the parent, guardian or custodian has received notification pursuant to this policy and made a good faith effort to comply with the law. If the principal determines that the parent, guardian or custodian has not made a good faith effort to comply with the law, the principal will notify the district attorney. ff the principal detemunes that the pazent, guardian or custodian has made a good faith effort to comply with the law, the principal may file a juvenile complaint under G.S. 7A-561 alleging that the child is habitually absent from school without a valid excuse. Evidence that shows that the parent, guardian or custodian was notified and that the child has accumulated 10 absences that cannot be justified under the established attendance policies of this district will constitute a prima facie case that the child's parent, guardian or custodian is responsible for the absences. Legal References: G.S. l ISC-47, -378 to -383 Cross References: Attendance (policy 4400 Document References: High School Attendance Policies Regarding Credit for Individual Courses Adopted: November 19, 1998 Revised: February 7, 2002 Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools httn://nc5.scbbs.com/cgi•bin/om_isapi.dlllclientID=401 I74&headingswithhits-on&hitsperheading~on&infobase-chaphill.nfo&reaord=(B92}&softpage--PL_Doc Pege 1 of 1