Student Absences and Excuses
In order to meet the requirements for promotion, students in elementary school grades must attend school 85% of the days schools are in session. Attendance for promotion will be determined at the end of each school year. Students cannot be absent more than 27 days.

In order to meet the requirements for receiving course credits and/or graduation, students in high school must attend each class 90% of the school days per semester. Attendance for credits earned in each class will be determined at the end of each semester (school sponsored events do not constitute absences for this purpose). Students cannot be absent more than 9 days in each class.

Truancy
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TCA 49-6-3001 Ages 6 -17 "Inclusive"
Every parent, guardian, or other person residing within the State of Tennessee having control or charge of any child or children between the ages of 6 - 17 years, both inclusive, shall cause such child or children to attend public or private day school, and in the event of failure to do so shall be subject to the penalties provided by law.

TCA 49-6-3007 Report of Absences Proceeding Against Parents
It shall be the duty of the principal or teacher of every public, private or parochial school to report promptly to the superintendent of schools or his designated representative the names of all children who have withdrawn from school or who have been absent five days (this means aggregate of five days during the school year and not necessarily five consecutive days) without adequate excuse. Such superintendents shall thereupon serve or cause to be served upon the parent, guardian, or other person in Tennessee in parental relation to such children unlawfully absent from school, written notice that attendance of such children at school is required and if it shall appear that within (three) days after receipt of said notice, any child, parent, guardian or other person in parental relation shall have failed to comply with the provisions of the law, the superintendent in the name of the local school system shall report the facts of such unlawful attendance to the sheriff, constable, city policeman, district attorney general or the foreman of the grand jury who shall proceed against the parent, guardian or other person in parental relation. In accordance with the provision of the law unless the parent, guardian or person having charge and control of said child shall at once place him in some day school as afore said.

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