Types of Absences
Chronic absence can be lawful or unlawful, episodic or for
extended periods of time and is related to the student, the
school, the family, and the family–school relationship. In
North Carolina, there are 11 types of lawful absences: illness
or injury, quarantine, death in the immediate family, medical
or dental appointments, court or administrative proceedings,
religious observance, educational opportunity, local school
board policy, and absence related to deployment activities
(Public Schools of North Carolina State Board of Education,
Department of Public Instruction, 2009).