Students identified as a close contact to a test-confirmed positive individual are not required to quarantine as long as they remain asymptomatic, but parents may choose to voluntarily self-quarantine their student. In this instance, in accordance with laws noted above, schools are required to initially mark a student with an "unexcused absence." However, the campus attendance committee will review those absences and all COVID-related absences will be changed to "excused." This is a formality to comply with state compulsory attendance laws, but a COVID-related absence (either for illness or voluntary quarantine) will not deny students credit at the secondary level nor deny elementary students promotion to the next grade level.