Absences with Acceptable Excuse
When a student has been absent, a written excuse signed by the parent or guardian is required, and the excuses are kept on file for a period of one year. An acceptable excuse includes illness, attendance at medical or dental appointments, funeral services for family members, quarantine directed by County or City Officials or emergency or special circumstances as determined by the school authorities. Excessive unexcused absences may result in loss of academic credit.
Medical Appointments
- It is respectfully requested that parents/guardians make medical appointments outside of school hours.
- A student who has a medical appointment during school hours is to submit a note written and signed by the parent/guardian on the morning of the appointment specifying the nature and time of the appointment.
- The parent/guardian must come to the School Office to sign out the child. At that time the child will be sent to the School Office.
- Upon returning to school the parent is to bring the student to the School Office with the form from the doctor indicating the time of the appointment and the time spent in the doctor's office.
- If a pupil has an early morning medical/dental appointment and is not present at the start of school, s/he is to bring the form from the doctor's office reflecting the information stated above when s/he checks in.
- Only with a doctor's form can a "medical absence" be given which is excused and not reflected as a tardy or absence on his/her report card.
