CREIGHTON SCHOOL DIVISION
No. 111
  
2.3.2
 
REGULATION
 
GENERAL TRUANCY 
 

 

  1. For absences without good cause of four or less days, the homeroom teacher shall follow the normal attendance procedures as set out in the staff handbook.

 

  1. Students with truancy problems will be subject to follow-up procedures by the Vice-Principal and/or the Principal. Such follow-up may include a variety of procedures as provided for in The Education Act, 1995. Some of these are:

 

  1. interviewing the student and contacting the parents

  2. interviewing the parents

  3. referring the student to the School Counselor

  4. referring the student to the local Attendance Officer, as appointed by the Principal

  5. suspending the student from school

  6. referring the student to the Board of Education.

 

  1. Notwithstanding the above, when a student is discovered to be truant from individual classes, the teacher of those classes missed by the student shall be responsible for disciplinary and follow-up procedures. Should the problem continue, further follow-up will be done by the Vice-Principal and/or Principal.

 

  1. Teachers are requested to report any students skipping classes to the office immediately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

BOARD APPROVED:

 

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NEW POLICY _______

REPLACES POLICY _________

LEGAL REFERENCE ________