Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-69 - Miscellaneous Programs › Section 3301-69-02 - Excuses from school attendance

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Regulations governing excuses from future
			 school attendance:
(1) Pursuant to division
			 (B) of section 3321.04 of the Revised Code, the
			 superintendent of the local school district may excuse a child over fourteen years of age
			 from attendance for a future limited period for the purpose of performing
			 necessary work directly and exclusively for the child's parents or legal
			 guardians or custodians.
(2) Acceptable reasons for an excuse from
			 future attendance may include the following:
(a) The existence of an emergency condition
			 at home such as absence, illness or death of the parent,
										
										legal guardian, or
			 custodian of the child;
(b)
			 Farm work of the parent,
										
										legal
			 guardian, or custodian during a time of the year
			 in which the amount of farm work to be performed may be regarded as properly
			 exceptional; or
(c) Inability of
			 the parent,
										
										legal guardian, or custodian to employ help in the family business.
			 The determination of inability shall be made by the superintendent.
(3) Except for cases in which an
			 excuse has already been approved by the superintendent, a child may not be
			 granted the excuse described in paragraph (A)(1) of this rule if the child has
			 not been in regular attendance at school during the current school
			 year.
(4) Except for emergency
			 situations in which there is insufficient time for a child to apply for an
			 excuse from future attendance from school and for such a permit to be granted,
			 no permit shall be issued for the excuse of a child from future attendance at
			 school until proof is established to the satisfaction of the superintendent of
			 the need for such absence. In cases of emergency, the
			 
									parent,
			 legal guardian, or custodian, as defined in section
			 2151.011 of the Revised
			 Code, shall seek a permit as soon as possible.
(5) The excuse shall be limited to a period
			 not to exceed thirty school hours and can be renewed for thirty additional
			 hours. At no time, however, shall such excuses permit a
			 
									child
			 to be absent from school for a period of more than sixty consecutive hours.
			 Renewals shall be granted at the discretion of the superintendent.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (A)(1) of this
			 rule, no child shall be excused for any period of time when such absence would
			 materially endanger the child's educational welfare 
									or scholastic
			 advancement. Such determination shall be made by the superintendent.
(7) The written request for the absence of a
			 child for a future limited period of time and the reasons for such absence, as
			 stated by the parent,
									
									legal guardian
			 or custodian over his/her signature, shall be
			 filed by the parent,
									
									legal guardian
			 or custodian with the superintendent in the
			 district from which the child is seeking to obtain an excuse from school.
			 Requests for absence may be filed with the superintendent by the principal or
			 teacher of the school or schools under the administration of such
			 superintendent when requested by the parent,
									
									legal
			 guardian or custodian. A copy of the excuse shall
			 be sent to the person in charge of the child.
(8) The absence from school shall apply to
			 only those hours specified by the superintendent. Such absence can begin only
			 after the permit is granted in writing by the superintendent except in
			 emergency situations in which there is insufficient time for a child to apply
			 for an excuse from future attendance from school and for such a permit to be
			 granted. In cases of emergency, the 
									parent, legal guardian, or custodian shall seek a
			 permit as quickly as possible.
(9)
			 Notwithstanding paragraphs (A)(5) and (A)(6) of this rule, at the discretion of
			 the superintendent, a 
									child may be excused for a longer period of time
			 than sixty school hours if a child's parent,
									
									legal
			 guardian, or custodian has recently died or
			 become totally or partially incapacitated and there is no older brother or
			 sister living in the home who is out of school. In such cases, the
			 superintendent may request a certificate of a physician attesting to the
			 physical condition of the parent,
									
									legal
			 guardian, or custodian.