If a child be suspended from school because of improper conduct or refusal of such child to comply with the requirements of the school, the school shall immediately notify the county superintendent of such suspension, and specify the time or conditions of such suspension. Further admission of the child to school may be refused until such requirements and regulations be complied with. Any such child shall be treated by the school as being unlawfully absent from the school during the time he refuses to comply with such requirements and regulations, and any person having legal or actual control of such child shall be liable to prosecution under the provisions of this article for the absence of such child from school: Provided, That the county board of education does not exclude or expel the suspended child from school.
W. Va. Code § 18-8-8
Child suspended for failure to comply with requirements and regulations treated as unlawfully absent
Known as the The High School Graduation Improvement Act
The act spans §§ 18–18 (15 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In Re BRANDI B. (2013)
Most recently applied in In Re BRANDI B. (May 2013)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.