Youth News
Deal on Ten Day Rule Cut- Decisions on Excused Days to be Made by Local School Districts
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:49:19 CST
We have learned there is an agreement that includes Lawmakers, State Secretary of Education Sandy Garrett, the State Supervisor for Ag Education and the State High School Coaches Association regarding the so called "ten day rule." In previous years, the State Department of Education had dictated that schools should follow the policy of limiting excused absences for out of school learning experiences like speech contests, livestock competitions and athletic competitions.
The agreement, that was reached about a week ago, shortly after the elections, saw State Education Secretary Garrett agree that the state would allow local school districts to interpret the rule in such a way that would be beneficial to their students best interests, without the state dictating which activities would be exempt or not exempt.
One of the lawmakers involved in this process was former Ag Education teacher Dale Dewitt of Braman, who has served this past session of the Chairman of the Natural Resources Umbrella Committee. We talked with Representative Dewitt about this meeting of the minds on this subject while he attended the banquet of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau on Saturday. You can hear his comments by clicking on the Listen Bar below.
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