{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-20-02.1","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-20-02.1","heading":"Attendance - Determination - Policies","body":"1.To be deemed in attendance for purposes of this chapter, a student may not be absent from school without excuse for more than:\na.Three consecutive school days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar;\nb.Six half days during either the first half or the second half of a school or school district's calendar; or\nc.Twenty-one class periods.\n2.The board of each school district and governing body of each nonpublic school shall adopt a policy that:\na.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\nb.Articulates the type of documentation that may be requested to verify a student's absence.\n3.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.","path":["Title 15.1 Elementary And Secondary Education","Chapter 15.1-20 School Attendance"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t15-1c20.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"a80573a8eb2f07be1445fa7f0501ee71747c68e9c0e5e7919352d2edceeb2c0a","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-20-02","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-15.1-20-03"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}