Rule: Students With 10-Day Rule Violations
Summary
This validation identifies students who have reached a Ten-Day Rule violation.
The Ten-Day Rule applies when a student accumulates 10 consecutive days of unlawful absences. The PMR automatically removes the student from funded membership beginning with the first day of the consecutive unlawful absences. The student remains enrolled and continues to be coded with the appropriate absence code.
Review the student's attendance and enrollment information to confirm that the reported violation is accurate.
Severity
WARNING
What to Review
For each student reported in the validation, review the student's attendance during the reported violation period.
- Search for the student.
- Open Student Information > General > Attendance.
- Review the student's consecutive absences.
- Confirm that the attendance codes accurately reflect the reason for each absence.
- Determine whether the student accumulated 10 consecutive days of unlawful absences.
- Review the student's enrollment to confirm that the student remains appropriately enrolled.
- Determine whether the student returned to school or is no longer expected to return.
Refer to the School Attendance and Student Accounting (SASA) Manual for Ten-Day Rule and withdrawal requirements.
Note: A student appearing in WARN-01 does not necessarily require a correction. If the attendance and enrollment information accurately reflect the student's circumstances, the Ten-Day Rule violation may be valid.
Recommended Action
Determine whether the student's attendance and enrollment information accurately reflect the reported Ten-Day Rule violation.
Attendance Information Is Incorrect
If one or more attendance records during the violation period are inaccurate:
- Review the documentation supporting the student's attendance.
- Refer to the SASA Manual to determine the appropriate attendance code.
- Open the applicable attendance record.
- Correct the inaccurate attendance information.
- Select Save.
- Review the remaining consecutive absences to determine whether the student still meets the Ten-Day Rule criteria.
Important: Do not change attendance information only to remove a Ten-Day Rule violation. Attendance records must accurately reflect the student's actual attendance and reason for absence.
Student Returned to School
If the student returned after reaching a Ten-Day Rule violation:
- Confirm the student's return through the attendance record.
- Verify that attendance is recorded accurately for the date the student returned.
- No additional correction is needed when the attendance and enrollment information are accurate.
The SASA Manual explains that when a student returns after 10 or more consecutive unlawful absences, the violation days remain part of the PMR calculation. The resulting membership treatment depends on whether the violation occurs within a single reporting interval or spans multiple reporting intervals.
Student Is Not Returning to School
If it is determined that the student is not returning, review the student's age and circumstances before withdrawing the enrollment.
- For a student over compulsory attendance age, follow the applicable withdrawal requirements when it is determined that the student is not returning.
- For a student of compulsory attendance age, follow applicable state procedures and compulsory attendance requirements.
Refer to the SASA Manual for withdrawal and compulsory attendance requirements.
Verify the Review or Correction
If corrections were made:
- Rerun the applicable PMR WARN Validations.
- Confirm that the validation result reflects the corrected attendance or enrollment information.
If the reported violation is accurate:
- Confirm that the attendance and enrollment records support the Ten-Day Rule violation.
- No correction is needed.
- Continue reviewing any remaining WARNING validation results.
