All absences are recorded as excused or unexcused.
Excused absences shall be granted by the principal upon proper documentation for th efollowing reasons:
- Attendance of authorized school activity
- Illness or injury, which prevents school attendance
- Ordered isolation by the health department
- Death or serious injury within immediate family
- Medical and dentalk appointmnets with a doctor's note verifying the appointment
- Attendance in court wherein the child is a party in the action
- Observation of a religious event
- Educationally significant travel that has prior approval of the principal or his/her designee
- Parent excuses will be accepted for 5 days per semester
No faxed Doctor Excuses.
Make-up work is done for excused absences only. Students will receive a grade of "0" for missed work if the absence is unexcused. For excused absences students have 5 days to do make up work, except in the case of extended illnesses. Failure to make up work within the 5 day period will receive a "0" and any work assigned before the absence occurred is due the day the student returns, including tests.
p. 25 Student Handbook