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 death in the family;

 observance of a religious holiday or service (that is recognized as such by all members of the
faith per School Board Policy 5.095);
 subpoena by a law enforcement agency or mandatory court appearance;

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 suspension (in-school and out-of-school);
 field trips which are authorized by the principal; and/or
 other individual student absences beyond the control of the parent or student (as
determined and approved by the principal/designee. [School Board Policy 5.09(3)(a)(vi)]

Unexcused Absences
An unexcused absence is any absence that does not fall into one of the above excused absence
categories. School Board Policy 5.09 mandates that each school in the SDPBC determine if an
absence or tardiness is excused or unexcused according to the criteria established by the School
Board within this Policy.

Make-Up Work

In accordance with School Board Policy 5.09, for excused and unexcused absences, including
suspensions, the student will be afforded the opportunity to make-up work without academic
penalty. For In-School Suspensions (ISS), students will receive assignments daily. For Out-of-
School Suspensions (OSS), students will receive assignments in a timely manner.
 For excused or unexcused absences, the number of days allowed to make-up work shall be
the same as the number of days the student was absent. Modifications to the time frame
should be made at secondary schools on block schedule. It is the student’s responsibility to
contact his or her teacher(s) about the make-up assignments and to complete all make-up
work in a timely manner.
 For ISS and OSS, all work/assignments are due on the day of return from the suspension.
Students must be provided the work/assignments in a timely manner.

Students with Section 504 Accommodation Plan Absence Policy
When a student with an active 504 Accommodation Plan has excessive absences, the student
must demonstrate mastery. In each case, the Multi-Disciplinary Team must meet to determine
if the absences are caused by the disability of record. If the Multi-Disciplinary Team determines

9 Suspension, in-school and out-of-school, is the temporary removal of the student from his or her regular school program or all
classes of instruction on public school grounds and all other school-sponsored activities, except as authorized by the Principal or
designee, as defined by Florida Statute § 1003.01(5)(a)&(b), and provided for in the Student Code of Conduct, School Board
Policy 5.1812, or School Board Policy 5.1813.

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