Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to be absolutely clear, that an excused absence doesn't count as not being present. An on-the-land trip that is arranged in concert with the school and is part of the on-the-land program would not see the kids being counted as absent. Those kinds of programs are quite acceptable. We used to do the official count for the month of October. We counted on October 30th. School boards asked us to move it to September. One of the reasons they said is that their attendance was typically better through the month of September than in October. They tend to have more dropouts as you get closer to Christmas. The department was responsive in this case in moving the timing, and excused absences are counted as presents, if you will, for the purposes of counting the attendance. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Charles Dent on Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 14th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 16: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 14th, 2006
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