Excused absences include:
• Illness
• Professional appointments (requires professional appointment excuse form, available in the attendance office)
• Prearranged college visits
• Court summons
• Bereavement
• Religious observance
• School-sponsored activities
Excused tardies include:
• Doctor/dentist/legal appointments
• Medical necessity
• Late bus
For pre-arranged absences, students must obtain the advance absence permission form from the attendance office. They must arrange for make-up work and get the teacher’s signature. Students must return the completed form to the attendance office at least 48 hours prior to the absence. This will constitute an excused absence.
Students and parents/guardians will be notified of each unexcused absence by a phone call. Students are responsible for having absences cleared through the attendance office. All work needs to be made up in any class missed.
All absences, excused and unexcused, will be reported by class period on all grade reports.
