Absence definition

Absence means that no family member is residing in the unit.
Absence or “absent” means the failure of a school-age child assigned to a class or class period to attend a class or class period. “Absence” or “absent” does not mean multiple tardies used to calculate an absence for the sake of a truancy.
Absence means an excused absence, unexcused absence or disciplinary absence, as those terms are defined by the State Board of Education or an in-school suspension that is greater than or equal to one-half of a school day.

Examples of Absence in a sentence

  • The Charter School shall adopt and adhere to a Truancy and Absence Policy pursuant to NAC 388A.160 If there are more applications to enroll in the Charter School than there are spaces available, the Charter School shall select students to attend using a random selection process that shall be publicly noticed and open to the public.

  • The Company may grant an additional Leave of Absence of seven (7) days, without pay, if the funeral occurs outside of a five hundred (500) mile radius of the employee’s normal work location and, in the judgment of the Company, such Leave of Absence can be arranged without undue inconvenience to normal operations.

  • Prior to going on Medical Leave of Absence without Pay, the employee may elect to utilize any or all accrued vacation leave or accrued compensatory time.

  • Unless required by Ohio law, which is not currently the case as of the effective date of this Article, such paid leave amounts shall not be given to individuals who request a military Leave of Absence without pay to enlist directly into active military duty.

  • The City and Union agree to reopen the applicable portion of Article 16 - Leave of Absence for the limited topic of Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave.


More Definitions of Absence

Absence is the period an employee is absent from work either with or without pay (except a paid vacation period), computed by subtracting the date following the last day worked from the date the employee returns to work. Each separate continuous period away from work shall be treated as a single absence from work.
Absence means an absence or tardiness from work during an employee’s regularly scheduled working hours. Time away from work for any of the following reasons shall not be deemed an “Absence” for purposes of this policy: military leave, funeral leave, duty rest, blood donation, New Parent Leave, Worker’s Compensation Leave, Vacation/PPT, Family Illness Leave, union business, elections (Federal, State & local), FMLA, or a serious health condition of the employee that would qualify the employee for FMLA that results in a continuous absence until the employee qualifies for long-term disability, domestic violence leave, authorized leaves of absence and long-term disability. The period of an Absence will be calculated to one-tenth (1/10) of an hour.
Absence means a duly appointed member is not present at or able to take part in a meeting.
Absence means an excused absence, unexcused absence or disciplinary absence, as those terms are defined by the State Board of Education pursuant to C.G.S. 10-198b.
Absence means a student's nonattendance at school for one school day or part of one school day.
Absence means a student is unable to be physically present to engage in the scheduled/assigned nursing practice activities for a course.
Absence means a circumstance in which a permanently appointed employee is not present due to vacation, sick leave or other type of leave, or due to temporary or provisional appointment, or transfer to another position and when the absent employee is expected to return to said position after a period of time.