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Ohio House Bill 96 Brings Changes to Attendance Laws
Ohio House Bill 96 took effect on September 30, 2025.
- The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released official guidance in mid-October, requiring all school districts to align with this new law.
- The Kettering City Schools are actively implementing these changes to ensure full legal compliance, while maintaining a commitment to fairness, transparency, and partnership with our KCS families.
- Under the new law, medical absences are no longer counted separately from other excused absences.
- What this means is that ALL time missed from school—whether excused, medical, or unexcused—now counts toward a student’s total hours missed for the school year.
- The new attendance requirements will take full effect with the 2026–2027 school year. Selected components of the new law will be phased in, beginning with the second semester of the current 2025–2026 school year to allow a smooth and consistent transition.
Please click here to access details regarding Ohio House Bill 96.