Pupil attendance: excused absences: civic or political events.

Existing law, notwithstanding the requirement that each person between 6 and 18 years of age who is not otherwise exempted is subject to compulsory full-time education, requires a pupil to be excused from school for specified types of absences, including, among others, an absence that is for the purpose of a middle school or high school pupil participating in a civic or political event, as defined, provided that the pupil notifies the school ahead of the absence. This bill would require the middle school or high school pupil participating in a civic or political event to notify the school at least one day ahead of the absence in order to be excused for the absence.