sec.40Notice about school attendance

sec.40 Notice about school attendance

Subsection (2) applies if— a student at a school in a welfare reform community area is absent from the school for all or part of any 3 school days during a school term; and the principal of the school is not satisfied there is a reasonable explanation for the absences. The principal must give notice of the absences to the commission as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after the third absence happens. Subsection (4) applies if— a student at a school that is not in a welfare reform community area is absent from the school for all or part of any 3 school days during a school term; and the principal of the school is not satisfied there is a reasonable explanation for the absences; and the principal is, or becomes, aware the student or a parent of the student lives, or at any time after the commencement of this section has lived, in a welfare reform community area. The principal must give notice of the absences to the commission— if the principal is aware of a matter mentioned in subsection (3) (c) when the third absence happens—as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after the third absence happens; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after becoming aware of the matter. A notice under this section must be in the approved form. The approved form must include provision for the following— the student’s name and date of birth; the name and address, if known, of the parents of the student; the days the student was absent from school; the duration of the student’s absences; the reason, if any, recorded by the school for the absences. In considering whether a student is absent, or there is a reasonable explanation for a student’s absence, from a school, the principal of the school must have regard to any commission guidelines relating to matters about student attendance at schools. (sec.40-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— a student at a school in a welfare reform community area is absent from the school for all or part of any 3 school days during a school term; and the principal of the school is not satisfied there is a reasonable explanation for the absences. (sec.40-ssec.2) The principal must give notice of the absences to the commission as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after the third absence happens. (sec.40-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— a student at a school that is not in a welfare reform community area is absent from the school for all or part of any 3 school days during a school term; and the principal of the school is not satisfied there is a reasonable explanation for the absences; and the principal is, or becomes, aware the student or a parent of the student lives, or at any time after the commencement of this section has lived, in a welfare reform community area. (sec.40-ssec.4) The principal must give notice of the absences to the commission— if the principal is aware of a matter mentioned in subsection (3) (c) when the third absence happens—as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after the third absence happens; or if paragraph (a) does not apply—as soon as practicable but not more than 10 school days after becoming aware of the matter. (sec.40-ssec.5) A notice under this section must be in the approved form. (sec.40-ssec.6) The approved form must include provision for the following— the student’s name and date of birth; the name and address, if known, of the parents of the student; the days the student was absent from school; the duration of the student’s absences; the reason, if any, recorded by the school for the absences. (sec.40-ssec.7) In considering whether a student is absent, or there is a reasonable explanation for a student’s absence, from a school, the principal of the school must have regard to any commission guidelines relating to matters about student attendance at schools.