Attendance Information
Important Information
- Field trips, exchange programs, and college visits (up to 3 days per school year) will not count towards the absence limit. Also, quarantine or a physician-required absence from school of more than 3 days will not count towards the absence limit.
- Mandatory attendance hearings will be held once a student goes over the attendance limit.
Category I. Excused absences that DO NOT count towards loss of credit:
- School-sponsored field trips and exchange trips
- Disciplinary suspensions
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In-school college visits (limited to 3 per school year)
This category includes absences that DO NOT count towards loss of credit but require proper documentation:
- Observation of religious holidays. Please call the absence line or send in a note and clearly state that it is a religious holiday.
- Outside college visits (limited to 3 days per school year)
- Quarantine or long-term illness, accompanied by a doctor’s note for verification
- Death in the immediate family, family illness, or serious emergency
- Mandated court appearance; accompanied by a note from the court with the date and time of appointment
Category II. Excused absences that DO count towards loss of credit:
- Short-term illness
- Early dismissals
- Medical appointments
- Family vacation
- College visits beyond the 3-school-day limit
- Driver’s test
Category III. Unexcused absences, all of which DO count towards loss of credit:
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Absence that is not explained by a same-day phone call to the attendance line or a written note from the parent or guardian.
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A missed school bus/ride
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Traffic or car trouble
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Oversleeping/broken alarm clock
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If a student is driven to school by a parent, sibling, or friend, and that driver is late or did not show up