Absences and your Student 

Official Attendance is taken at 10:00 a.m.

Medical appointments should be scheduled after 10:00 a.m., if possible.

Notes for absence(s) must include:

  Student’s Full Legal Name

  All dates of absence(s)

  Reason for absence—illness or family funeral (accompanied by funeral notice or obituary in order to be excused).

  Parent’s Signature

 Date of Note

 

Any notes received that do not include the above information will be returned to the parent as unaccepted and absence(s) will re-main unexcused.

 

Three unexcused absences will result in a truancy warning letter.  After initial truancy letter, any additional unexcused absences will be filed on in court.

 Example of Absence Note:

John Q. Smith was absent on Monday – Tuesday, Sept. 7-8, due to stomach virus, fever, etc. 

Signature of Mr. or Mrs. Smith

September 9, 2009

 

(Absences that exceed 5 consecutive days must be accompanied by a doctor’s note listing all dates and reason for absence.)

 

(Notes are due within 3 days after the student returns to school; otherwise the note is unacceptable and will be returned; absences remain unexcused.)

 

(E-Mails and Call-Ins are not permitted as absence notes.)

 Unexcused Absences include:

  Missed bus/no transportation

   Car trouble

   Family illness or emergency

   Bad weather

      (unless District approved)

   Alarm did not go off

   Electricity went off

 

Pre-Approval Absence Form

     (1 per semester)

For family events that will prevent your child from attending school, a pre-approval form must be submitted before the actual event.  This form details the absence dates, reason, and must be approved by an administrator.  Only two days are excused for a pre-approved family event.  Any remaining days will be unexcused and subject to a truancy letter.  These forms can be obtained from either campus office.