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If your student is absent from school, you do NOT NEED TO CALL the attendance office. You may submit a parent note below or send a note in with your student when they return to school.
No Early Dismissals will be processed in person or via email after 3:00 PM.
ONLY SUBMIT EARLY DISMISSAL REQUESTS ON THE DAY OF DISMISSAL.
Bell Schedule
Bell Schedule
Please attempt to schedule early dismissals during class changes to avoid class disruption.
Regular Bell Schedule *No bell will ring 8:35 Students allowed in hallways
1st Period 8:45 - 10:15
2nd Period 10:20 - 11:55
3rd Period 12:00 - 2:05* *Note that there is no way to call students for dismissal during their lunch time!
A Lunch: 12:05-12:35
B Lunch: 12:40 - 1:10
C Lunch: 1:30-2:00
4th Period 2:10 - 3:45
Early Dismissal Request
Please send a request to this email mathompson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Include in your email:
Student Name
Student Grade
Time of dismissal
Parent Name and contact number
If someone other than the parent will be picking up the student, list that name as well.
When you submit your email request you will receive a confirmation email that contains the attendance office phone number. You will need to call and confirm the student's early dismissal.
Please instruct your student to come to the front office in-between classes or during lunch to pick up their YELLOW SLIP. This will be their pass out of class. The student can then meet you in front of the school or drive themselves home.
Submitting a Parent Note for Absence or Illness
Please send a note to this email mathompson@greenville.k12.sc.us
Include in your email:
Student Name
Student Grade
Date of absence(s)
Reason for absence(s)
If you have a medical/dental/legal document or other documentation, you may attach to this email or submit separately to mathompson@greenville.k12.sc.us.
If a student provides a medical note on letterhead from a provider, the absence will not count against the student. If a parent sends in a note documenting illness, the student will be allowed to make up any missed classroom work but the absence will count against the student.
Attendance Law
Attendance Law
In accordance with the South Carolina School Attendance Law, The School District of Greenville County has adopted uniform rules to assure students attend school regularly. Each day that students are not in school, they miss hours of valuable instruction and opportunities for learning they will not have again. Students are responsible for tracking their attendance in order to ensure they receive credit for all of their courses. There is no guarantee of Seat Time Recovery so students should strive to be in each class on time.Students are counted present only when they are actually in classes at least one-half of the class period, are on homebound instruction, or are present at an activity authorized by the school principal. The official record of attendance in class will be recorded by the teacher.The school year consists of two 90-day semesters. To receive credit in 90-day semester courses, students must attend at least 85 days of each 90-day semester course as well as meet all of the minimum requirements for each course. ANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE IN EXCESS OF FIVE DAYS MAY CAUSE THE STUDENT TO LOSE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.
For a 180-day course, the student must attend at least 170 days of each school year to receive credit as well as meet all of the minimum requirements for each course. ANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCE IN EXCESS OF TEN DAYS MAY CAUSE THE STUDENT TO LOSE CREDIT FOR THE COURSE.
Lawful absences include but are not limited to:
absences caused by a student's own illness and whose attendance in school would endanger his or her health or the health of others
absences due to an illness or death in the student's immediate family
absences due to a recognized religious holiday of the student's faith
absences due to activities that are approved in advance by the principal
Truancy
Truancy
Truancy occurs when a student under 17 years of age has 6 or more ALL DAY UNEXCUSED absences. The attendance office will work with the student and parents to secure medical and parents notes. If notes are not secured, a conference with attendance will be required.
College Visit
Juniors and seniors are allowed three (3) days for college visits/interviews during the year. These absences will count towards the 10 or 5 day limit. Arrangements for these absences must be made with the Attendance Office at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date of absence.
ALL COLLEGE VISITS WILL BE USED PRIOR MARCH 31, 2022
The following steps must be taken:
a. Prior arrangements/appointment for the visit should be made with the college.
b. Requests for approval of absences for college visitation must be submitted to the Attendance Office in writing by a parent/guardian at least 24 hours prior to the date of the scheduled visit.
c. The note should include: (1.) student’s name 21 (2.) reason for absence (3.) date of visit (4.) name of college
d. While at the college, request written verification that you had an official college visit on said date. Bring that note to the Attendance Office upon your return to school to receive an admit slip to class and to be excused to make up work.
Any absences taken for college visits/interviews that exceed the limit and/or do not comply with all of the above steps will be considered unlawful absences.
Tardies
1. Students must get to school on time. School begins at 8:45 a.m. It is important that each student checks the time required to arrive and plans to report five or ten minutes earlier. Tardiness caused by slow clocks, running errands, loitering in the hall, car trouble, or any other reason will not be excused. As students accumulate unexcused tardies, or “time out of class”, during each semester, he/she is liable for disciplinary action. Stronger disciplinary action will accompany every unexcused tardy in the form of after-school detention, Saturday School, lost privileges, or out-of-school suspension.
2. A student who arrives at school during or after the beginning of his first class must report to the Attendance Office to obtain a tardy slip. Failure to do so WILL result in a referral for class cutting.
3. Time out of Class Referrals or “total count” of tardies will be based on an overall number, not based purely on one class. Each student will be given five “overall” tardies per semester. However, once a student reaches their sixth (6th) “overall” tardy, the discipline protocol will go into effect. RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL “Time Out of Class” POLICY Renews at the Semester Break (18 weeks) Tardies 1-5 = Warning Tardies 6-8 = Lunch Detention Tardies 9-11 = After School Detention Tardies 12+ = Saturday School Detention
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