TRUANCY AND ATTENDANCE (REGULATION)
In accordance with the policy of the board of education, the following regulation shall govern truancy and attendance in the Oologah-Talala School District.
1. Each attendance officer shall develop procedures to notify a student's parents, guardian, or other responsible person of a student's absence. The parent, guardian, or other responsible person should be made aware of Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Section 10-105, which requires compulsory school attendance of school-age children, and which provides criminal penalties for failure to comply.
2. Each attendance officer shall take necessary steps to ensure that a child determined to be truant is properly reviewed for special education needs.
3. If a student is absent from school four or more days or parts of days within a four-week period without a valid excuse or is absent without valid excuse for ten (10) or more days during a semester, the attendance officer will inform the parents that they are not in compliance with Oklahoma Statutes, Title 70, Section 10-101, et seq., and will notify the district attorney in the county in which the school is located.
4. Disciplinary Action for Truancy: Secondary Schools (6-12) The following action will be taken for all unexcused absences classified as truant.
A. First Offense: The parent or guardian will be notified of the absence. The principal will also assign two hours of detention for each hour missed, or three days of in-school suspension. Detention may be before and/or after school.
B. Second Offense: The parent or guardian will be notified of the absence and a parent conference at the school will be requested. The student will be assigned to a minimum of three days or a maximum of five days of in-school suspension. Should a student who has committed a third truancy offense be reinstated during the current school year, the student shall reenter classes on probation at the second offense level. Any further truancy violation shall result in suspension according to step three.
C. Third Offense: Middle School students shall be suspended from school for the remainder of the nineweek period. At the option of the principal, this suspension may be extended to include the succeeding nine-weeks period.
Senior High School students shall be suspended for the remainder of the semester. At the option of the principal, this suspension may be extended to include the succeeding semester.
5. Disciplinary Action for Truancy: Elementary Schools
When the school becomes aware of a student's truancy, the parent(s) will be notified. Students will be required to make up time missed. This could be done in the following manner:
A. Placement in before or after school detention;
B. Placement in a program of in-school suspension; or
C. Loss of certain classroom privileges for a period of time.
Adoption Date: June 13, 2022 Revision Date(s):
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