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As the new school year kicks off, changes to some Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ policies will impact the districts 140,000 students. Changes to school meals and absence policies likely to ...
The think tank warned the government needed to get tough on parents, arguing for powers - similar to those used to address repeated school absence - to apply when parents refuse to cooperate with ...
The cross-party group of MPs launched an inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils in January and has published a report. MPs urge consistent approach to fines as school ...
Truancy is any intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. It is a deliberate absence by a student's own free will and usually does not refer to legitimate excused absences, such as ones related to medical conditions. Truancy is usually explicitly defined in the school's handbook of policies and procedures.
A charter school receives public funds but is not subject to all of the rules, regulations, and statutes public schools must adhere to. A charter school is accountable to what is sent forth in its individual charter. A school voucher is a certificate issued by the government to allow families to apply it the cover the tuition at a private school.
A zero-tolerance policy in schools is a policy of strict enforcement of school rules against behaviors or the possession of items deemed undesirable. In schools, common zero-tolerance policies concern physical altercations, as well as the possession or use of illicit drugs or weapons .
The figures came as the Education Secretary looks to replace the requirement for entire school bubbles to isolate after contact with a Covid-19 case. Covid-related pupil absence hits new high as ...
School safety emerged as a policy area in the 1970s, during a period of rising youth crime. The Drug Free Schools and Communities Act was passed in 1986 to create drug prevention programs in schools, and a 1992 re-authorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act created programs to prevent gang membership among students.