How many days of school do you have to miss to automatically fail?

It varies by state and possibly county.

looking for Texas policy.

It depends on the reason, doesn’t it? There are provisions for things like being documentably sick and unable to go to school, but not for just hanging out. The schools will work with kids who are sick, but not those who just choose not to go to school. And their parents may be fined or even jailed (that’s law in other places for truants) for allowing them to not go to school.

typical I have seen is 15 days of unexcused absences . . . again, the word unexcused makes a lot of difference. A kid may be out for 30 days due to a bummed leg but may be excused.

It also matters whether the student is in elementary, high school or college.

High school senior that really didn’t “feel like it”.

@Ghost_in_the_system Not a chance in hell. Why aren’t his parents being contacted by the police?

my old high school had a policy that any student who missed nine or more classes would fail the class. This included excused absences for reasons such as sickness and the like. Thankfully, you could appeal the decision at the end of the semester if you had a valid reason as to why you were gone, along with proof. I found this to be a horrible policy, as my freshman year, I had to fight not to fail ever class because I had flown out of town for a few funerals of extended family members.

@avvooooooo They have been.