Carbon County school districts talk student attendance enforcement

Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD 2) wants to give its attendance policy more teeth.

CCSD 2 and Carbon County School District 1 administrators met with the Carbon County Attorney’s Office Nov. 6 to discuss possibly changing policy regarding student attendance.

The current CCSD 2 policy states administrators will send a letter addressed to a student on the seventh day of that student’s absence. Another letter will be sent on the 15th day, Gates said. On the 20th day, Gates and the principal will review a student’s case and discuss the possibility of litigation.

However, Chief Deputy Car...