Students are required to be in attendance, pursuant to board policy, for 1080 hours per school year unless their absences have been excused by the principal/designee for illness, doctor appointments, or dental appointments (absences for three (3) or more consecutive days due to illness may require a doctor's note), family emergencies, recognized religious observances and school sponsored or approved activities. Reasonable excuses may also include family trips or vacations if the student's work is finished prior to the trip or vacation. Absences that do not fall within the categories listed above will be considered unexcused unless approved by the principal/designee. Parents are expected to telephone the school office to report a student's absence prior to 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence.
If a student accumulates three (3) unexcused absences in a class, he or she may lose credit for the class.
Students shall remain in class until the principal/designee makes a decision regarding loss or restoration of credit. Full credit shall be awarded to all assignments and tests submitted that meet the teacher's specifications until a decision regarding credit has been made.
If a student loses credit, that fact shall be recorded in the student's record as an F.
A student who loses credit due to excessive absences shall be assigned to in-school suspension for the period(s) in which the course(s) meets or the student may be reassigned to another class or location. A student who, after a hearing before the board, loses credit in all courses due to unexcused absences, shall not be allowed to participate in any school activities until the following semester. However, the student is eligible to practice if all other eligibility criteria have been met.
The administration and guidance staff shall make reasonable efforts to advise and counsel and may impose discipline upon any student who has accumulated two (2) unexcused absences.
Such advice, discipline and counseling includes, but is not limited to, oral or written notices to the student and his or her parents, conferences with the student and parents, written contracts, or loss of non-academic privileges such as extracurricular activities, open campus, late arrival, early dismissal, or others as added by individual school districts.
Date of Adoption/Revision:
September 2012
August 2015
