36219 (2025). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Associate Minister of Education

36219 (2025). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Associate Minister of Education: Is visiting an incarcerated parent where there are no visiting times outside of school hours a reason that the minister would consider a justified absence from school?

Hon David Seymour: Decisions on what constitutes a justified absence lies with the school. Under current settings, principals have discretion to exempt a student from attendance if satisfied that a student’s absence is justified.