ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES.

Minn. Stat. § 120A.35, under Chapter 120A. EDUCATION CODE; ATTENDANCE; SCHOOL CALENDAR.

Minn. Stat. § 120A.35

120A.35 ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL FOR RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL OBSERVANCES. Reasonable efforts must be made by a school district to accommodate any pupil who wishes to be excused from a curricular activity for a religious observance or American Indian cultural practice, observance, or ceremony. A school board must provide annual notice to parents of the school district's policy relating to a pupil's absence from school under this section. History: 1989 c 60 s 1; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 58; 1Sp2021 c 13 art 1 s 1; 2024 c 109 art 2 s 2