Arkansas § 6-18-209 Adoption of student attendance policies - Effect of unexcused absences

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-18-209 — Adoption of student attendance policies - Effect of unexcused absences

Arkansas § 6-18-209

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-209 (2026).

Text

(a)The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt student attendance policies.

(b)Each school district, as a part of its six-year educational plan, shall develop strategies for promoting maximum student attendance, including, but not limited to, the use of alternative classrooms and in-school suspensions in lieu of suspension from school.

(c)A student attendance policy may include unexcused absences as a mandatory basis for denial of promotion or graduation.

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(a) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt student attendance policies. (b) Each school district, as a part of its six-year educational plan, shall develop strategies for promoting maximum student attendance, including, but not limited to, the use of alternative classrooms and in-school suspensions in lieu of suspension from school. (c) A student attendance policy may include unexcused absences as a mandatory basis for denial of promotion or graduation.

Vincent Standridge, in His Personal Capacity as a Parent; And Minor Child, by and Through His Father and Next Friend, Vincent Standridge v. Fort Smith Public Schools; Dr. Terry Morawski, Superintendent, in His Official Capacity; Dalton Person, School Board President, in His Official Capacity; Phil Whiteaker, School Board Vice-President, in His Official Capacity; Davin Chitwood, School Board Secretary, in His Official Capacity; Matt Blaylock, Board Member, in His Official Capacity; Susan Kraft, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Lynnett Lott, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Talicia Richardson, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; And Michael Beaumont, Director of Athletics & Activities, in His Official Capacity

2025 Ark. 42 (Supreme Court of Arkansas, 2025)

1 case citations

Opinion No.

(Arkansas Attorney General Reports, 1998)

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1322,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 60, § 4; 1985, No. 1069, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1504; Acts 2011, No. 1223, § 1.