| Absence |
Examples |
Procedures for Parent |
Make-up Work |
| EXCUSED |
- Illness/injury
- Medical Appointments
- Funeral (immediate family)
- Quarantine
|
Note or phone call
AT TIME OF OR FOLLOWING THE ABSENCE |
Student allowed to complete work with full credit |
| WARRANTED |
- Verified family emergency
- Religious activity
- Essential family travel
- Job interview
- Funeral
- Community disaster
- Exclusion
- Unforeseeable circumstances
- Court appearance or jury duty
|
WRITTEN NOTE IN ADVANCE
Except in case of Emergency |
Student allowed to complete work with full credit |
| UNEXCUSED |
Absence due to carelessness or a pearsonal reason (oversleeping, out-of-gas, shopping, missed bus, driving test, personal, working, etc.) |
Note or phone call AT TIME OF OR FOLLOWING ABSENCE |
Teacher discretion on make-up work |
| UNVERIFIED |
Reason for absence has not been verified (If left unverified for 3 days the absence will be changed to truant) |
Note or phone call AT TIME OF OR FOLLOWING ABSENCE |
Teacher discretion on make-up work |
| SUSPENSION |
Absence due to class, in-school, or out of school (all day) suspension |
|
Teacher discretion on make-up work |
| TRUANT |
Student intentionally and deliberately failed to report without reasonable cause |
|
NO MAKE-UP WORK SHALL BE PERMITTED |
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ABSENCES:When students are absent from school, a parent or guardian should call the Attendance Office (297-3900, extension 2401 or 2402) on the day of the absence giving the reason for the absence (see ABSENCE CLASSIFCATION CHART). If it is impossible to call, students must bring an absence note (in ink) signed by a parent or guardian when they return to school. The note should state the student’s full name, the date(s) and the reason for absence. If an absence is not cleared within 3 days, students become liable for disciplinary consequences and will be marked truant.
LEAVING CAMPUS EARLY: Whenever possible, schedule appointments before or after school hours. If a student must leave during school hours, the student should bring a note to the office before school. If unable to bring in a note, a parent/guardian may call the attendance office to arrange for the student to be released. In accordance with district policy all 9 th and 10 th grade students needing to leave the campus between noon and 1:00 pm MUST be signed out by a parent/guardian at the time of release. Anytime a student arrives late to school or returns to school after a release, the student must check in at the attendance office for a clearance.
SUCCESS IN HIGH SCHOOL STARTS WITH GOOD ATTENDANCE: An absence reduction program is in effect for all students. The program has four levels based on the total number of absences from a class. School suspensions and Opportunity Room placements also count as an absence; school activities do not.
LEVEL 1 (5 absences) – Parent notified by Attendance Office
LEVEL 2 (8 absences) – Parent contacted by teacher.
LEVEL 3 (11 absences) – Parent contacted by counselor.
LEVEL 4 (15 absences) –
