The Florida legislature has enacted requirements that schools report to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) the names of those students who have failed to satisfy attendance requirements. Specifically, this refers to those students who accumulate fifteen unexcused (excluding out of school suspension) absences within 90 calendar days or who have withdrawn from school under one of the state designed dropout codes.  The legislation further provides that those students who fail to satisfy attendance requirements will be ineligible for driving privileges.

Research has shown there is a direct correlation between good attendance and good grades. Let’s strive to have “EVERYBODY, EVERYDAY “in school this year.