Attendance and Truancy Q&A Available Now

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Attendance & Truancy: Q&A for School Districts

Since filing emergency rules related to the definition of absence on August 13, OSPI has collected questions and pulled answers together into a Q&A document. The document is supplemental to existing OSPI information regarding attendance.

See more resources related to attendance, truancy, and the new rules:

Bulletin 064-20: Emergency Rulemaking - Definition of Absence (published 8/13/20)
Side-by-Side Comparison of Emergency and Permanent Rule (published 8/13/20)
Chapter 392-401A WAC: Statewide Definition of Absence for the 2020-21 School Year (established 8/13/20)
OSPI Attendance webpage

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