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Department
of Human Services Families
First Online Policy Manual School Attendance |
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25.4 |
VERIFICATION |
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School attendance and good cause must be
verified at each application and review.
If there is a school attendance activity on the AU’s Personal
Responsibility Plan, this must also be addressed at the anticipated
completion date on the Plan. Verification is primarily the responsibility of the caretaker except
when the information is already known to the Department or when it is more
reasonable for the caseworker to obtain the needed information. For example, in some counties, the Board of
Education or the school system may work out an arrangement for the Department
to obtain school attendance verification to facilitate access to the needed
information. In this case it would be
more reasonable for the caseworker to obtain the verification of school
attendance. School attendance will be verified by school records. Illness or a severe physical or mental
handicap that prohibits school attendance will be verified by a statement
from the child’s physician or other medical records. If the child claims good cause because of
suspension, both suspension and the lack of an alternative school must be
verified by the Department of Education or school. Court records can be used to verify removal
of the child from the school by the court. |
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