JH: STUDENT ABSENCES AND
EXCUSES
Regular and punctual school
attendance is essential for success in school. The Committee does recognize
that parents of children attending our schools have special rights as well as
responsibilities, one of which is to ensure that their children attend school
regularly, in accordance with state law.
Therefore, students may be excused
temporarily from school attendance for the following reasons:
1.
Illness or quarantine.
2.
Bereavement or serious illness in family.
3.
Weather so inclement as to endanger the health of the child.
4.
Observance of major religious holidays.
A child may also be excused for
other exceptional reasons with approval of the school administrator.
A student's understanding of the
importance of day-to-day schoolwork is an important factor in the shaping of his
character. Parents can help their children by refusing to allow them to miss
school needlessly.
Accordingly, parents will provide a
written explanation for the absence and tardiness of a child. This will be
required in advance for types of absences where advance notice is
possible.
In instances of chronic or irregular
absence reportedly due to illness, the school administration may request a
physician's statement certifying such absences to be justifiable.
SOURCE: MASC
LEGAL REFS.: M.G.L. 76:1; 76:16;
76:20
Adopted on: April 10,
2008 |