(1) Approving, by majority vote of the governing board of
the school entity, a school year with a minimum of nine hundred
(900) hours of instruction at the elementary level and nine
hundred ninety (990) hours of instruction at the secondary level
in lieu of one hundred eighty (180) instructional days.
(2) Approving, by majority vote of the governing board of
the school entity, the scheduling of additional instructional
days on Saturdays to complete one hundred eighty (180)
instructional days or nine hundred (900) hours of instruction at
the elementary level and nine hundred ninety (990) hours of
instruction at the secondary level: Provided, however, that a
school entity shall not schedule more than one Saturday per
month as an instructional day and shall not schedule tests or
other examinations on a Saturday. Where a school entity chooses
to schedule an instructional day on Saturday under the
provisions of this paragraph, the following shall apply:
(i) The school entity may schedule a regular instructional
day on the following Monday.
(ii) The school entity shall, upon the written request of a
parent or guardian, excuse a student from school attendance if
the student has the opportunity to receive a program of advanced
instruction, to participate in academic or skills competition or
to engage in leadership development activities. The request
shall identify and describe the instruction, competition or
leadership development activities and the dates and hours for
which the absence is requested. The parent or guardian shall,
following each such absence, furnish in writing to the school
entity a statement attesting to the student's participation,
including the dates and hours of such participation.
(iii) The school entity shall, upon the written notification
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