What Indiana’s new absenteeism law actually does — and doesn’t do — to attendance policies

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — A new Indiana law to address chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools is now in effect, but Hoosier education officials — and at least one state senator — say online misinformation has mischaracterized what the policy actually does.

Senate Enrolled Act 482, which took effect July 1, seeks to improve how schools report student absences to the Indiana Department of Education.

The law also requires IDOE to publish clearer statewide attendance definitions and guidance for monitoring student participation, as well as a new list of best practices for local districts to employ…

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