The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below now include the actions of the 2026 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 16 : Education
Chapter 025 : Attendance and Discipline
Subchapter 003 : Compulsory Attendance
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§ 1123. School absence may be excused
(a) In accordance with the chronic absenteeism and truancy policy required pursuant to section 1124 of this chapter, the superintendent of a public school or designee or the head of school of an approved independent school or designee may excuse a student’s absence for all or part of the school day and may request justification for an absence.
(b) [Repealed.]
(c) [Repealed.] (Amended 2013, No. 56, § 9, eff. May 30, 2013; 2025, No. 122 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2026.)