16 NCAC 06E .0106          Definition of "STUDENT Chronic ABSENTEE"

20 U.S.C. 6311 (h)(1)(C)(viii), requires North Carolina to disseminate an annual State report card that includes student chronic absentee rates. When local school administrative units report student chronic absentee rates, a "Student Chronic Absentee" shall mean a student who has been enrolled in a North Carolina public school for at least 10 school days during a school year and who has been absent for at least 10 percent of the days enrolled.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(27) and (27a); 20 U.S.C. 6311 (h)(1)(C)(viii);

Eff. September 1, 2020.