| ATTENDANCE |
- When a student is absent,
parents must call the school before 10:00 a.m. on
the day of the absence and must send a signed
note within four days of the absence, including
the telephone number, with the student when he/she
returns to school. If a note is not received, then
the absence becomes unexcused.
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- When a student's absence for
personal illness exceeds five consecutive days,
the student shall be required to present a statement
from a physician or health clinic verifying the
illness or other condition that requires the student's
extended absence from school.
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- A child between the ages of
6 (on or before September 1) and 18 is required
to attend school each day during the instructional
year.
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- Upon enrollment, pre-kindergarten
and kindergarten will be under the same compulsory
attendance law as grades 1 through 12.
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- If a student needs to leave
school or arrives late, he/she must check-in
or check-out through the office.
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| TARDIES |
- Students arriving after 8:10
a.m. MUST check in through the office.
Frequent tardies may result in a referral to the
district attendance office.
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| TRUANCY |
- Unauthorized absence or absences
without parent knowledge will be considered truancy.
Truancy may be a cause for disciplinary action or
legal action.
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| Examples of Unexcused
Absences |
- Being out of town, only for acceptable
reasons, without principal's prior approval
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- Being absent for personal reasons
other than illness, only for acceptable reasons,
without the principal's prior approval
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- Parent failing to contact the
school by note within four school days of the excusable
absence
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- Any reason for which extenuating
circumstances are not found by the campus administration
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