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According to the Education Act :
29 Exemption from attendance
(1) The parent of any child may apply for and receive a certificate of exemption from attendance from the Principal of the school at which the child is enrolled.
(2) Every such certificate of exemption from attendance shall exempt the child to whom it relates from attendance in whole or part at school.
(3) No certificate of exemption from attendance shall be granted under this section except upon the ground –
(a) That the child is unable to attend school by reason of sickness, danger of infection, infirmity, severe stress of weather, sudden and serious illness of a parent or other sufficient cause; or
(b) That the road by which the child has to travel to school is not sufficiently passable.
(4) Any parent who is dissatisfied with any refusal to grant a certificate of exemption from attendance may appeal to the Director who may confirm or overrule the refusal.
(5) (a) Every certificate of exemption from attendance shall state the ground of the exemption and shall be for such period only as the circumstances require; and no such certificate of exemption shall be granted for a longer period than 3 months, but any such certificate may be renewed for a like period during the continuance of the conditions for which the exemption has been granted.
(b) The Director, being satisfied that the conditions for which the exemption has been granted no longer exist, may cancel any such certificate of exemption.
(6) A child may be exempted from attendance for a period not exceeding 5 school days notwithstanding that no certificate exempting him from attendance has been granted if the Principal of the school attended by him is satisfied that the child has been absent for good and sufficient reason.