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High School |
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A student
must not be absent from a class more than 8 times for a semester course
or 16 times for a full year course. As a matter of procedure, the
Attendance Office will notify parents by letter whenever a student
has accumulated 5 or more non-school related absences in a class.
From then on, it is the student's responsibility to monitor
his/her attendance to aviod credit loss. Students who miss
more than 25 minutes of a class will be counted absent. |
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| Extenuating circumstance will be determined by the Administrative Office. Students may receive homebound tutor services, prior to, at the time of, but no later than one week following the absence. Extenuating absences will be marked as extenuating and will not count against the 8/16 policy, but will count against the testing "reward" policy. | ||
| Examples of extenuating circumstances: | ||
| **An extended absence due to a surgery or serious illness. MEDICAL EXCUSE REQUIRED. A medical excuse includes a doctor's excuse for an absence of two or more consecutive days from school. This excuse must be given to the attendance office no later than one week after the return from the illness. Doctors' excuse will not be recognized after one week. The number of medically excused absences we accept will be determined by an Administrator. | ||
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**Students who have a medical recommendation
to remain home for an extended period of time (3-5 days) should contact
the office. |
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| **Family emergency, such as the death of an immediate family member, will not count against the 8/16 or testing policy at the descretion of Administration. | ||
All absences
must be cleared through of office by a phone call or personal contact
from the parent or guardian. This is necessary to be admitted to school
and class after an absence. |
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*See
Student Handbook link for further details* |
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