New Indiana law requires all student absences to be reported, regardless of excuse

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The start of a new school year comes with new guidelines for tracking student attendance in Indiana.

A new Indiana law changes how school districts track absences and reports them to the state. Whether a student’s absence is excused or unexcused, all absences will be recorded by school districts and sent to the state’s Department of Education. It applies for all children from kindergarten to 12th grade.

But some parents believe absences should be separate…

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