TEXAS STATE LAW
Texas State law requires students (when healthy) attend school each day that instruction is provided. A parent/guardian commits an offense of thwarting compulsory attendance under Texas Education Code Sec. 25.093. Unexcused absences on 10 or more days or part of the days is a Class C misdemeanor.

TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SEC 25.092
Minimum Attendance for Class Credit or Final Grade. (a) Except as provided by this section, a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered.

FUNDED BASED ON ATTENDANCE
Schools in Texas are funded based on student attendance, not enrollment. State withholds funding to Coppell ISD for each day the student is absent from school. Click here to learn more about school district budget and funding.

Improving attendance by 1% would increase CISD's funding by approximately $1 million dollars