Our Attendance and Family Services Department works directly with schools, students, and their families to break down barriers to school attendance. Washington state has a compulsory school attendance law, R.C.W. 28A.225, that requires school-age students to be in school full-time every day unless there is a valid excuse to be absent. When a student misses school for any reason, it can be difficult to keep up academically.

For more information, please contact:

Yahaira Nava 

AFS Family Advocate

ynava@mlsd161.org

509-793-7631

Macy Britt

Attendance and Family Service Program Coordinator

mbritt@mlsd161.org

509-793-7630