[Jeff K.]

That sounds like a good way to keep kids in school, like an incentive...just wouldn't really work. How old does the student have to be so that this doesn't apply, just 17? A person 17 may not be able to attend school because they have to work to feed their family. California hasn't adopted something like that, although parents have the choice to take away their child's license.

The attendance policy doesn't really determine anything. Maybe just whether or not the student has ditched class, but not the student's knowledge and ability to drive.
Last year, I had like, 8 absences 1st Semester and 11 absences in some classes 2nd Semester, due to sickness (Pericarditis), and traveling to regional events. Our school policy is that you cannot have over 10 absences in a class. If you do, you will have a meeting with the Assistant Academic Principal to go over your grades and all. I was fortunately never called in, and I was in good standings in all of my classes.