(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.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
§ 6-18-201. Compulsory attendance — Exceptions
§ 6-18-202. Age and residence for attending public schools — Definitions
§ 6-18-203. Attendance in district other than district of residence
§ 6-18-204. Attendance in another district — Conditions
§ 6-18-205. Attendance in another district — Liability
§ 6-18-207. Minimum age for enrollment in public school
§ 6-18-208. Requirements for enrollment in public school — Exceptions
§ 6-18-209. Adoption of student attendance policies — Effect of unexcused absences
§ 6-18-213. Attendance records and reports generally
§ 6-18-214. Records of students leaving school without graduating
§ 6-18-215. School enrollment census — Determining student dropout rates
§ 6-18-217. Records to be kept by teachers
§ 6-18-219. False attendance reports
§ 6-18-221. Cooperation of law enforcement agencies
§ 6-18-222. Penalty for unexcused absences — Revocation of driving privilege — Definition
§ 6-18-223. Credit for college courses
§ 6-18-226. Community truancy boards — Members — Duties
§ 6-18-227. Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act
§ 6-18-228. Attending classes and programs not offered by an assigned school
§ 6-18-229. Service as page for General Assembly
§ 6-18-230. Minimum age for enrolling in prekindergarten
§ 6-18-231. Additional absences for Arkansas National Guard members
§ 6-18-232. Enrollment of private school or home school students
§ 6-18-233. School choice for children in foster care — Definition