Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Procedures SFS-GEN-PR-002 First Adopted: 05/14/14 Legal Review: 06/10/14 Approved Revisions: 12/08/22 09/04/20 08/28/19 06/10/14 05/14/13 Effective: 12/09/22 09/04/20 08/29/19 06/11/14 05/15/13 Page 3 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 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: i. 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. ii. Illness of the student. 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 illness. iii. Pregnant and parenting students. 1. Provision of a minimum of 10 days of excused absences for a parenting student after the birth of the student's child, for both mother and co-parent 2. Allowance for parenting student to care for one's own child who has a medical appointment or has taken ill 3. Allowance for a pregnant and parenting student to participate in legal appointments to pursue timely family law actions, such as adoption, custody, and visitation, in addition to the preexisting lawful absence of a court summons iv. Court summons. v. 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. vi. 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. vii. Observance of a religious holiday. viii. State emergency.
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