出席停止(しゅっせきていし)

しゅっせきていし
noun
suspension from attending school; mandatory absence
formaleducationhealth
1. suspension from attending school; mandatory absence
A school's order that a student must stay home, typically because of an infectious disease (flu, measles, COVID-19) or as a disciplinary measure. Distinct from voluntary sick leave — the student is not allowed to attend.
インフルエンザで出席停止(しゅっせきていし)になった。
I was suspended from school due to the flu.
The suspension period does not count as an absence.
学校保健安全法(がっこうほけんあんぜんほう)に基(もと)づき、校長(こうちょう)が出席停止(しゅっせきていし)を命(めい)じることができる。
Based on the School Health and Safety Act, the principal can order a suspension from attendance.

Compound of 出席(しゅっせき) (attendance) + 停止(ていし) (stoppage). A formal school term — the student is legally barred from attending, most often to prevent the spread of an infectious disease.

Common collocations

  • 出席停止(しゅっせきていし)になる: to be put on attendance suspension
  • 出席停止(しゅっせきていし)期間(きかん): suspension period
  • 出席停止(しゅっせきていし)を命(めい)じる: to order suspension from school

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