District Attendance and Court Liaison
Department Information
Physical Address:
6400 Uptown Blvd. NE
Suite 398 West
Albuquerque 87110
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Phone: (505) 855-9826
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School Attendance
The “Federal No Child Left Behind Act “requires that states, school districts and schools be held accountable for ensuring that all students meet high academic standards. On time, daily attendance is a critical component of this educational process.
The New Mexico "Compulsory School Attendance Law" dictates that, “Except as otherwise provided, a school-age person shall attend public school, private school, home school or a state institution until the school-age person is at least eighteen years of age unless that person has graduated from high school or received a general educational development certificate. A parent may give written, signed permission for the school-age person to leave school in case of hardship approved by the local superintendent.”
Therefore, all APS schools under NM law are required to record class attendance every school day. APS schools are also required by law to report 10 or more unexcused absences (habitual truants) to the APS District Attendance office. The Albuquerque Public Schools report habitual truants to the probation services office of the judicial district where the student resides for an investigation’ and to the state of New Mexico.
Parents/legal guardians, if you believe there are any discrepancies regarding absences please contact your child’s school.
