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Examples of Excused Absences:

  • Illness: Absences exceeding three days may require a physician statement
  • Medical/Dental appointments: We highly encourage you to make these appointments outside of school hours
  • Required county/state court appointments
  • Religious instruction: Not to exceed three hours in one week
  • Driver's license test
  • Serious family emergency i.e. funeral
  • Special requests from parents: Pre-arranged with assistant principal
  • Family vacation/sporting events

Unexcused Absences:

  • Oversleeping/alarm failure
  • Arriving to school 10 minutes after the start of school or checking out more than 10 minutes before the end of the day without an acceptable reason
  • Leaving school during the regular school day without approval of a school official or other non-emergency situations.
  • Personal grooming appointments: Hair, nails, tanning, etc.
  • Employment/job interview
  • Shopping/errands
  • Driver's Education: Classroom or behind the wheel
  • Skipping class/leaving campus without following proper procedure
  • Family vacations that have not been pre-approved
  • Needed at home/babysitting
  • Car trouble
  • Missing the bus/ride
  • Needing sleep or rest

After three unexcused absences, students and their parents/guardians receive a call or letter from the school to assist in problem-solving and notification of the next steps.

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