Ensuring Excused Absences for Educational Experiences |
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| by Tim O’Brien
MAY 31, 2025 |
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| 4-H and FFA provide students with invaluable experiences that build leadership, responsibility and real-world skills. Over 14,000 students participate in FFA in Indiana, with over 200 chapters statewide. Additionally, 4-H programs can be found in all 92 counties. | |||||
| To ensure students can attend events offered by these organizations during the school year, I supported a new law that requires schools to provide up to six excused absences per school year, without the student being penalized for unexcused absences. Students must be in good academic standing for these absences to be excused.Our state has a rich agricultural history, and this new law allows Hoosier students to engage in these programs while maintaining good academic standing. Encouraging students who are interested in agriculture and farming is important to ensuring Indiana’s continued success in these areas.
You can learn more about FFA and their programs by clicking here and 4-H programs here. To learn more about HEA 1660 and other new laws signed by the governor, click here. |
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