Any absence because of religious holidays shall be recorded as excused absence on the pupil's attendance record or on that of any group or class of which he is a member, and any transcript or application or employment form or any similar form on which information concerning a pupil's attendance record is requested shall show, with respect to absences, only absences other than absences excused because of religious holidays.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:36-15
Absence because of religious holidays as excused absence
Known as the Tabitha's Law
The act spans §§ 18A:36-1 to 18A:36-7 (69 sections).
L.1967, c.271.
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