Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 3/14/2024 - 5:30 PM
Category: APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
Type: Action
Subject: Religious Exemption
ACPS Division Objective :
Policy: JEG - Exclusions and Exemptions from School Attendance
Enclosure
File Attachment:
Summary: The parents maintain that their religious beliefs are in conflict with the provisions of the compulsory attendance statute. State Code 22.1-254.B.1 states that a School Board shall excuse from attendance at school any pupil who, together with his parents, by reason of bona fide religious training, is conscientiously opposed to attendance at school.
Funding:
Recommendation: Approve the request for exemption from compulsory attendance for the current school year in accordance with Policy JEG.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Christine Thompson - Clerk of the Board
Signed By:
Dr. Matthew Haas - Superintendent