INSTRUCTIONAL TIME, PRESERVATION OF
| | | --- | | MISSION: To ensure that academic learning time is preserved. |
Students may be allowed to be absent from class no more than ten days per year for school‑sponsored, non‑instructional activities.
The DeKalb County Board of Education may approve additional absences for school‑sponsored activities on an individual student basis. Such exemptions shall not be used with groups, clubs, or teams.
Legal References
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0140.1 — Online learning (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0290 — Organization of schools; employment of school administrative managers (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0319.1 — Georgia Virtual School (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0319.3 — Online clearing-house of interactive distance learning courses (Lexis)
- Rule 160-4-2-.12 — Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Program Plan
- Rule 160-4-2-.31 — Hospital/Homebound Instruction
- Rule 160-8-1-.01 — Georgia Virtual School Program
- Rule 160-5-1-.02 — School Day and School Year for Students and Employees
- Rule 160-4-3-.14 — Work-Based Learning Programs
- Rule 160-5-1-.18 — Competitive Interscholastic Activities in Grades 6-12
- Rule 160-4-8-.09 — Student Advisement
- 10 USC 2031 (g) — Junior ROTC: Participation by home school students