Suspension from attendance
In Japanese: 出席停止 (shusseki teishi)
Definition
Suspension from attendance (shusseki teishi) stops a pupil from coming to school for a period, for example to prevent infection; it is kept apart from absence.
In more detail
The School Health and Safety Act lets the principal suspend the attendance of a pupil who has, may have or is at risk of an infectious disease. The length depends on the disease and is set in the regulations.
Separately, the School Education Act lets a municipal board of education order parents to keep a pupil home when the pupil’s conduct disrupts other pupils’ education.
In the cumulative record, days of suspension for infection and similar reasons are recorded as days of suspension or bereavement, not as absences.
In Classio
In Classio, recognised absences such as suspension or bereavement count neither as missed classes nor in the attendance rate, and the cumulative record shows them as days of suspension or bereavement.
See also
Related terms
- Bereavement leave
Bereavement leave (kibiki) is time off school for a relative’s death and funeral, kept apart from ordinary absence.
- Excused absence
An excused absence (koketsu) is missing class for a reason the school recognises, such as a school event or an official exam, and is kept apart from ordinary absence.
- Attendance register
An attendance register (shussekibo) records pupils’ daily attendance; school law requires the principal to keep one.
Sources
- School Health and Safety Act (e-Gov) — Article 19: suspension from attendance for infectious disease
- MEXT: Matters recorded in high-school cumulative records (Attachment 3) — Enrollment record, overall grades, attendance record (days of suspension, bereavement and similar)
Sources checked: October 24, 2026