ATTENDANCE POLICIES
ATTENDANCE
Regularity and punctuality are necessary for success in school. Every absence, or late arrival, is a definite loss to the student. It hinders and delays the progress of educating the whole child.
ABSENCES
When a student is absent from school, a note explaining the absence should be given to the teacher upon his or her return to school. A phone call to the school office is not sufficient. A student will not be allowed to re-enter the classroom until a written note is given to the school. These notes must be kept on file for the year as part of our legal responsibilities. If a student is absent for fifteen or more days during a trimester, official grades may be withheld and is cause for the child to be retained or asked to withdraw from school, unless the work is made up.
Parents should arrange vacation plans to coincide with the school calendar. If it is necessary for a child to miss school for trips or family reasons, parent should discuss this with the classroom teacher. It is suggested that a record of teacher recommendations concerning the absence be kept on file. School textbooks may not be taken on vacations.
If the child has been diagnosed by a physician as having a contagious disease, including the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), it is imperative that you notify the office. Upon your child’s return to school, kindly submit a letter from the physician stating the reason for the absences.
