Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3321 | School Attendance
Section 3321.141 | Contacting Parent, Guardian, or Other Person Having Care of Any Absent Student.

Effective: April 5, 2019
Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 - 132nd General Assembly
(A)(1) Within one hundred twenty minutes after the beginning of each school day, the attendance officer, attendance officer's assistant for each individual school building, or other person the attendance officer designates to take attendance for each school building shall make at least one attempt to contact, in accordance with division (A)(2) of this section, the parent, guardian, or other person having care of any student who was absent without legitimate excuse from the school the student is required to attend as of the beginning of that school day.
(2) An attempt to contact a student's parent, guardian, or other person having care of the student shall be made through one of the following methods:
(a) A telephone call placed in person;
(b) An automated telephone call via a system that includes verification that each call was actually placed, and either the call was answered by its intended recipient or a voice mail message was left by the automated system relaying the required information;
(c) A notification sent through the school's automated student information system;
(d) A text-based communication sent to the parent's, guardian's, or other person's electronic wireless communications device, as defined in division (G)(1) of section 4511.204 of the Revised Code;
(e) A notification sent to the electronic mail address of the parent, guardian, or other person;
(f) A visit, in person, to the student's residence of record;
(g) Any other notification procedure that has been adopted by resolution of the board of education of a school district.
(B) If the parent, guardian, or other person having care of a student initiates a telephone call or other communication notifying the school or building administration of the student's excused or unexcused absence within one hundred twenty minutes after the beginning of the school day, the school is under no further obligation with respect to the requirement prescribed in division (A) of this section.
(C) A school district, or any officer, director, employee, or member of the school district board of education is not liable in damages in a civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property allegedly arising from an employee's action or inaction in good faith compliance with this section. This section does not eliminate, limit, or reduce any other immunity or defense that a person may be entitled to under Chapter 2744. or any other provision of the Revised Code or under the common law of this state.
(D) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(1) Students who are in home-based, online, or internet- or computer-based instruction;
(2) Instances where a student was not expected to be in attendance at a particular school building due to that student's participation in off-campus activities, including but not limited to participation in the college credit plus program established under Chapter 3365. of the Revised Code.

Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 33 | Education-Libraries

Chapter 3321 | School Attendance

Section 3321.01 | Compulsory School Age - Requirements for Admission to Kindergarten or First Grade - Pupil Personnel Services Committee.

Section 3321.02 | Children Amenable to Compulsory Education Laws.

Section 3321.03 | Parent's Obligation to See That Child Receives Instruction.

Section 3321.04 | Scope of Obligation.

Section 3321.041 | Excused Absences for Certain Extracurricular Activities.

Section 3321.05 | All-Day or Extended Kindergarten.

Section 3321.07 | Requirements for Child Instructed at Other Than Public School.

Section 3321.08 | Part-Time School - Definition.

Section 3321.09 | Part-Time Schooling Not Provided by Board of Education.

Section 3321.10 | Supervision of Children Employed on Age and Schooling Certificates.

Section 3321.11 | Availability or Accessibility of Part-Time Schools.

Section 3321.12 | Report to Treasurer of Board.

Section 3321.13 | Duties of Teacher and Superintendent Upon Withdrawal or Habitual Absence of Child From School - Forms.

Section 3321.14 | Attendance Officer - Pupil-Personnel Workers.

Section 3321.141 | Contacting Parent, Guardian, or Other Person Having Care of Any Absent Student.

Section 3321.15 | Educational Service Center Attendance Officer and Assistants.

Section 3321.16 | Investigation of Nonattendance; Complaint.

Section 3321.17 | Attendance Officer and Assistants - Powers.

Section 3321.18 | Enforcement Proceedings.

Section 3321.19 | Examination Into Cases of Truancy - Failure of Parent, Guardian or Responsible Person to Cause Child's Attendance at School.

Section 3321.191 | Adoption of Policy Regarding Student Absences; Intervention Strategies.

Section 3321.20 | Warning of Legal Consequences of Truancy - Complaint.

Section 3321.21 | Notice.

Section 3321.22 | Juvenile Court Proceedings.

Section 3321.38 | Prohibiting Failure to Send Child to School.

Section 3321.99 | Penalty.