N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-20-02.1: Attendance - Determination - Policies

1.To be deemed in attendance for purposes of this chapter, a student may not be absent from school without excuse for more than:

a.Three consecutive school days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar;

b.Six half days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar; or

c.Twenty-one class periods.

2.The board of each school district and governing body of each nonpublic school shall adopt a policy that:

a.Defines an excused absence as any absence from school, if that absence is supported by either a verbal or written excuse supplied by the student's parent, teacher, or school administrator; and

b.Articulates the type of documentation that may be requested to verify a student's absence.

3.This chapter does not preclude a school district or nonpublic school from withholding credit, removing a student from a course, or taking other punitive measures against a student who does not arrive in a timely fashion or who exceeds a specific number of absences, as determined by the school district or nonpublic school.