N.Y. EDN Law § 3211

§ 3211. Records of attendance upon instruction. 1. Who shall keep\nsuch record. The teacher of every minor required by the provisions of\npart one of this article to attend upon instruction, or any other school\ndistrict employee as may be designated by the commissioner of education\nunder section three thousand twenty-four of this chapter, shall keep an\naccurate record of the attendance and absence of such minor. Such record\nshall be in such form as may be prescribed by the commissioner of\neducation.\n 2. Certificates of attendance to be presumptive evidence. A duly\ncertified transcript of the record of attendance and absence of a child\nwhich has been kept, as provided in this section, shall be accepted as\npresumptive evidence of the attendance of such child in any proceeding\nbrought under the provisions of part one of this article.\n 3. Inspection of records of attendance. An attendance officer, or any\nother duly authorized representative of the school authorities, may at\nany time during school hours, demand the production of the records of\nattendance of minors required to be kept by the provisions of part one\nof this article, and may inspect or copy the same and make all proper\ninquiries of a teacher or principal concerning the records and the\nattendance of such minors.\n 4. Duties of principal or person in charge of the instruction of a\nminor. The principal of a school, or other person in charge of the\ninstruction upon which a minor attends, as provided by part one of this\narticle, shall cause the record of his attendance to be kept and\nproduced and all appropriate inquiries in relation thereto answered as\nhereinbefore required. He shall give prompt notification in writing to\nthe school authorities of the city or district of the discharge or\ntransfer of any such minor from attendance upon instruction, stating the\ndate of the discharge, its cause, the name of the minor, his date of\nbirth, his place of residence prior to and following discharge, if such\nplace of residence be known, and the name of the person in parental\nrelation to the minor.\n