North Dakota § 15.1-20-02.1 Attendance - Determination - Policies

North Dakota Statutes

§ 15.1-20-02.1 — Attendance - Determination - Policies

North Dakota § 15.1-20-02.1

Title 15.1Elementary and Secondary Education

Ch. 15.1-20School Attendance

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N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-20-02.1 (2026).

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1.To be deemed in attendance for purposes of this chapter, a student may not be absent from school without excuse for more than:

a.Three consecutive school days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar;

b.Six half days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar; or

c.Twenty-one class periods.

2.The board of each school district and governing body of each nonpublic school shall adopt a policy that:

a.Defines an excused absence as any absence from school, if that absence is supported by either a verbal or written excuse supplied by the student's parent, teacher, or school administrator; and

b.Articulates the type of documentation that may be requested to verify a student's absence.

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1. To be deemed in attendance for purposes of this chapter, a student may not be absent
from school without excuse for more than:
a. Three consecutive school days during either the first half or the second half of a
school or school district's calendar;
b. Six half days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school
district's calendar; or
c. Twenty-one class periods.
2. The board of each school district and governing body of each nonpublic school shall
adopt a policy that:

a. Defines an excused absence as any absence from school, if that absence is
supported by either a verbal or written excuse supplied by the student's parent,
teacher, or school administrator; and
b. Articulates the type of documentation that may be requested to verify a student's
absence.
3. This chapter does not preclude a school district or nonpublic school from withholding
credit, removing a student from a course, or taking other punitive measures against a
student who does not arrive in a timely fashion or who exceeds a specific number of
absences, as determined by the school district or nonpublic school.