Virginia HB1017 allows school boards to excuse students from attendance for verified medical reasons and other specific circumstances.
Virginia HB1017 provides guidelines for excusing students from school attendance. It allows school boards to excuse students for verified medical reasons, mental or behavioral health issues, and religious observances. Students charged with certain offenses or found guilty of crimes resulting in injury may also be excused and required to attend alternative education programs. The bill outlines procedures for developing individual student alternative education plans and requires school boards to inform parents of compulsory attendance laws and enforcement policies.
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