ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance is required of all students in order to support the academic climate of the
school.
Reporting Process
Students are expected to arrive on time. Students must report to class by 8:25 A.M. Students
who are tardy in the morning must stop at the main office for an admit slip. Tardies will be
classified in only two categories. There will be a TM (Tardy Medical) given for those
students who were at a doctor's appointment. A written doctor's verification of this must
accompany the student. The second category will be a T (Tardy) for all other reasons. On
the third tardy during a trimester, the parents will be notified. On the 4th, and any
subsequent tardies, a detention will be issued. In accord with other reasons for detentions,
three per trimester may result in a suspension.
Excused Absences
The following reasons are considered excused absences: 1) student illness, 2) illness
at home requiring the student’s assistance, 3) family emergency, 4) court appearance,
5) funeral, 6) medical need, 7) other reasons with prearranged administrative
approval.
Doctor or Dental Appointments
Parents are requested to schedule doctor/dental appointments outside regular school
hours, if at all possible.
Homework during Absence
For all absences, regardless of the nature of the absence, it is the student's
responsibility to get assignments from the teacher, and to make up assignments. A
student will have one day for every day of absence to complete their assignments. If
a student is absent from class due to illness, she/he may miss work, which cannot be made up, therefore an excused scrore will be issued for this work. Students will not
have the opportunity to receive excused scores on assignments, test, oral reports, or
quizzes. All missing scores will be entered as zeroes. Vacation trips outside of
regularly scheduled holidays are heavily discouraged.
When an absence is excused, the student has as many class days as were originally
given for the assignment to make up missed work. It is the student's responsibility
to find out what assignments have been missed or assigned during the absence.
Teachers will inform students of their individual policies regarding how to obtain
missing assignments.
On the morning of the student's second day of absence, parents may call the office
before 9:00 a.m. to request homework assignments. These assignments will be
available at 3:00 p.m. in the front office.
Truancy
A student who is absent from school without a valid excuse for a period deemed
unreasonable may be considered a truant. Parents will be contacted.