# Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-209: Adoption of student attendance policies - Effect of unexcused absences

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ark. Code Ann. § 6-18-209
- **Heading:** Adoption of student attendance policies - Effect of unexcused absences
- **Jurisdiction:** Arkansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** AR Code / Title 6 / Chapter 18 / Subchapter 2 / Section 6-18-209

## Text

(a) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt student attendance policies. (b) Each school district, as a part of its six-year educational plan, shall develop strategies for promoting maximum student attendance, including, but not limited to, the use of alternative classrooms and in-school suspensions in lieu of suspension from school. (c) A student attendance policy may include unexcused absences as a mandatory basis for denial of promotion or graduation. Amended by Act 2013, No. 1322,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 60, § 4; 1985, No. 1069, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1504; Acts 2011, No. 1223, § 1.

(a) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt student attendance policies.

(b) Each school district, as a part of its six-year educational plan, shall develop strategies for promoting maximum student attendance, including, but not limited to, the use of alternative classrooms and in-school suspensions in lieu of suspension from school.

(c) A student attendance policy may include unexcused absences as a mandatory basis for denial of promotion or graduation.

Amended by Act 2013, No. 1322,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.

Acts 1983 (Ex. Sess.), No. 60, § 4; 1985, No. 1069, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1504; Acts 2011, No. 1223, § 1.

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