(a) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school shall not grant excused absences for purposes of political protest.
(b) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school may grant an excused absence for the following purposes with written consent of a parent, legal guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student:(1) Social or public policy advocacy; or(2) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(1) Social or public policy advocacy; or
(2) Attempts to influence legislation or other governmental policymaking at the local, state, or federal level.
(c) This section does not prohibit students from attending curricular or cocurricular activities approved by the public school district or open-enrollment public charter school for credit.
(d) A public school district or an open-enrollment public charter school that grants excused or unexcused absences under subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section shall provide a report by June 30 each year to the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education that contains the following:(1) The number of absences requested under this section;(2) The number of absences granted under this section; and(3) The stated purposes of the absence.
(1) The number of absences requested under this section;
(2) The number of absences granted under this section; and
(3) The stated purposes of the absence.