New Hampshire Revised Statutes 189:35-a – Truancy Defined
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I. For the purposes of this subdivision, “truancy” means an unexcused absence from school or class and “unexcused absence” is an absence which has not been excused in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 189:34, II(a).
II. Ten half days of unexcused absence during a school year shall constitute habitual truancy.
III. A school district shall define the term “half day of absence.”
IV. Nothing in this section shall affect or limit a school district’s power to adopt bylaws concerning truancy pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:16.
V. Nothing in this section shall affect or limit the duties of a parent pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:1.
VI. School district attendance records shall be presumed to be true and accurate unless evidence to the contrary is presented.
II. Ten half days of unexcused absence during a school year shall constitute habitual truancy.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 189:35-a
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
III. A school district shall define the term “half day of absence.”
IV. Nothing in this section shall affect or limit a school district’s power to adopt bylaws concerning truancy pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:16.
V. Nothing in this section shall affect or limit the duties of a parent pursuant to N.H. Rev. Stat. § 193:1.
VI. School district attendance records shall be presumed to be true and accurate unless evidence to the contrary is presented.