ABSENCE

For your child’s protection, it is necessary for parents/guardians of student in all grades to call between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. to inform the school that the child will be absent that day.

Please give the following information:

1. Student’s name
2. Name of the person calling and the relationship to the student
3. Reason for the absence
4. Whether someone will pick up the homework at 2:15 p.m.

The school office will call those parents who have not contacted the school by 9:00 a.m.

When a student returns to school after an absence, s/he must bring a note from the parent or guardian. The note must contain the following information:

1. Date of note
2. Name of student
3. Date(s) of absence
4. Reason for absence
5. Signature of parent/guardian

Before returning to school after any contagious illness such as chicken pox, “pink-eye,” head lice, strep throat, or whenever the Health Department recommends it, the child must bring a note from the doctor giving the child permission to return to school.

A child excused for an appointment or illness will be marked as an excused absence, but is still considered absent—s/he is not bodily present.

Because we feel it is important to prevent excessive absenteeism, a staffing may be held with parents, teachers and Principal for any student who misses eight days of school in a quarter for reasons other than hospitalization or other exceptional emergency.

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