California compulsory education law requires everyone between the ages of six and eighteen years of age to attend school, except sixteen and seventeen-year-olds who have graduated from high school or passed the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) and obtained parental permission to leave. Some students, however, violate compulsory education laws and have a pattern of unexcused absences. Although truancy and excessive absenteeism are not new problems, they cause costly, long-term problems for the students, school, and the community.
Poor attendance is frequently the first sign that a student is on the road to school difficulty and possibly dropping out. Each day or hour a student misses school results in gaps in their education.
In Placer County students are referred to the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) by their current school district because they are identified as being subject to Sections 48260-48273 of the California Education Code.
SARB works to address the needs of referred students so they can attend and be successful at school.
The Student, Family, and Community Supports sets up a unique SARB for each referred student, attempting to match organizations and services with each student’s specific needs. SARB meets with referred students, their parents or guardians, and school representatives to collaboratively identify solutions and appropriate resources for resolving the issues impacting the student’s attendance.
