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Absences

Regular attendance is important to success in school. Absences should be kept to a minimum. However, never send a child to school with a temperature or nausea. Please call the health office and leave a voice message every day that a child is absent. Principals and teachers are responsible for checking the regular attendance of all students. Every absence must be recorded on the attendance register and record. Elementary schools record absences according to the instructions on the Student Attendance Register. When a student is absent, a parent must call the school (818-344-4126) before 8:30 a.m. to give the reason for the absence. Please call each day the student is absent.

In addition, the State of California requires a WRITTEN excuse signed by the parent or legal guardian. The note, which is required for readmission to class, must state the reasons for the absence, as well as the date(s) when the student was not in school. These excuses are kept on file for the remainder of the year. A student absent from school may not participate in a sporting activity or any other extra-curricular activity on the day he/she is absent. Absentee schoolwork and assessments must be made up in an equivalent number of days as missed. Note: If a pupil is absent for a total of twenty (20) days or more during the trimester, report card grades may be withheld.

Please note the additional expectations regarding student absences:

• If a student does not return from their absence with a written note, the student will be sent to the office to call home.
• If a student is absent three or more days, a doctor's note is required.
• Students may not attend school-sponsored events (such as dances or games, etc.) in the same afternoon or evening of a full day of absence from school (an half-absence is acceptable).

Physical Education Excuses

In order for any student to be excused from physical education activities, he/she must have a written note from the parent or guardian.  If the excuse is for more than three (3) days, he/she must also have a statement from a medical doctor specifying the need for the absence and the approximate length of the recuperative period.

Middle School Absent Work Policy

Any middle school student who is absent will have as many days as the student was absent to make up any missed assignments for full credit following that student's return to school. For example, a student who is out sick on Monday and Tuesday will have two school days (Wednesday and Thursday) following that student's return to school to complete any missed work for full credit. Middle school teachers will populate Gradelink with an "INC" for any work that was not submitted due to that absence, and will update that "INC" entry once the absent work has been submitted and graded within the allotted timeframe. 

ABSENCES FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN ILLNESS

When a student is going to be absent for several days, for any reason whatsoever, it is mandatory that a note is sent to the principal and the student's homeroom teacher explaining the reason for such an extended absence. This explanation is to be sent to the school prior to the absence.
 OLG strongly discourages extended absences due to vacation. In these instances, work will not be given in advance of the vacation. Students and/or parents are expected to keep abreast of any missed assignments via the school website, and all work will be due within 5 school days upon the return of the student or no credit will be given. Classwork, make-up tests, or other assessments must also be completed within that 5 day window according to each teacher's schedule for make-up tests. The onus for requesting any missed work or assessments rests solely with the parent and/or student. Parents and/or students who fail to request this information within the 5 school day window, will not be given an opportunity to complete that work for credit.​