Adamston Elementary School
Attendance Policy
The
fundamental
right to attend the public school places upon students the accompanying
responsibility to be faithful in attendance. Excellent attendance is
essential
for a student's successful progress in the instructional program, in
proper
contribution in citizenship and in the workplace. Harrison County
Schools
will encourage, instruct toward, and recognize excellent attendance.
Compulsory
school attendance shall begin with the school year in which the sixth
birthday
is reached prior to September 1 of such year or upon enrolling in a
publicly
supported kindergarten program and continue to the sixteenth birthday
or
for as long as the student school continue to be enrolled in a school
system
after the sixteenth birthday: provided, that a child may be removed
from
such kindergarten program when the principal, teacher and parent or
guardian
concur that the best interest of the child would not be served by
requiring
further attendance: provided however, that the publicly supported
kindergarten
program: provided further, that the compulsory school attendance
provision
of this Article shall be enforced against a person eighteen years of
age
or older for as long as the person continues to be enrolled on a school
system, and shall not be enforced against the parent, guardian, or
custodian
of such person.
It shall
be
the responsibility of the county attendance officer to comply with all
regulations as outlined in the compulsory school attendance laws,
Schools
Laws of West Virginia, S18-8-1 to S18-8-11 including the commencement
and
termination of compulsory school attendance requirements; home
visitations,
licensing for privilege of operation of motor vehicles, reporting of
offenses,
penalties and cost of prosecution; attendance workers; performing the
duties
of the position including the processing of complaints, warrants and
hearings;
coordinating activities with principals and teachers who are
experiencing
problems with student attendance; keeps records on student attendance,
and reports the disposition of all fines collected. The county
attendance
officer will perform all responsibilities under the penalties outlined
in Article S18-8-2 to S18-8-11 of the School Laws of West Virginia.
A
complete
copy of the Harrison County Attendance Policy is available upon request
with portions to be printed in the first month's newsletter, which is
mailed
home.