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Absence & Tardy Policies

Absence & Tardy Policies

EXCUSED / UNEXCUSED ABSENCES & TARDIES

  • a. Appointment (Non-Specified)
    b. Traffic/Carpool/No Ride
    c. Overslept
    d. Vacation/Out of Town

  • a. Personal illness

    b. Death in the immediate family

    c. Medical and Dental appointments

    d. Funerals

    e. Call to court (student)

    f. Employment Interview/DMV Appt./Passport Appt.

    g. Religious Event

All other absences/tardies are unexcused and makeup work may not be offered.

Excessive absences/truancies will result in Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting with Site Administration.

  • 3 or more unverified full day absences will be considered habitual truancies and parent/guardian will receive a notification of truancy from the District.

  • Every student is expected to attend school daily and be on time for class. If a student is absent from class without a valid excuse or leaves class without the teacher’s permission, he/she is considered truant. All absences not cleared by a Dr. note or parent phone call to the attendance office within 72 hours, will be considered truant and the student may be assigned a Saturday School or Tuesday morning detention.

    A student may receive no credit for work missed or due on the day of the truancy and make-up work may not be allowed.

  • Students are expected to arrive on time and ready to learn when the period bell rings. Students who arrive late to school and/or class must report to the Attendance Office to receive an ‘TARDY slip’ to be allowed into the classroom. Students who are late will be charged with a tardy to their attendance record. Please note traffic is not an excused tardy; Unexcused tardy after 30 minutes is considered a period truancy and may result in a Saturday School or Tuesday morning detention.

     

    *Please note that ONLY parents/guardians may excuse tardiness/absences. Tardies received during the school day can ONLY be cleared by the teacher that marked the student Tardy/Absent (via the attendance office).