The Plymouth Community School Corporation is changing the way it handles unexcused absences. Dean of Students Ken Olson presented the corporation’s new truancy policies to the school board Tuesday, as part of larger changes to the student handbooks.
Bremen School Board Reviews New Attendance Policy
When Bremen School Board members met last Monday, they reviewed the new attendance policy that was implemented at the start of this school year.
The biggest difference between this year’s policy and the policy of the past is that when parents call to notify the school that their child is staying home, those absences are no longer counted as excused.
Bremen Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the policy also includes specifications about what to do when the school receives no notification whatsoever. Continue reading
