Woodmont High School Attendance
Phone: Nikki Henderson 864-355-8602 or Amy Haymes 864-355-8466
Fax: 864-355-8695
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2831 West Georgia Road, Piedmont SC 29673
Welcome to Woodmont High Attendance, where every day is a great day on West Georgia Road! Student attendance is vital to the student's success here at WHS. We are here to encourage, embrace and excel at Woodmont. This website is intended to provide important information regarding attendance policies, early dismissals, and tardies.
The Attendance Office will be open for students from 8:30 till 3:45. Students that need to drop off notes during the school day must make a SmartPass and wait for approval.
Reference: GCS Board Policy.
The GCS attendance policy states that any absences in excess of 5 days per semester will not be excused without official medical documentation or approved by the principal as a lawful absence.
All absence notes must be submitted within 3 DAYS of the student's return to school.
If your student is absent from school, you do not need to call the attendance office. You may upload a note for absences using the google form that is posted below or send a note in with your student when they return to school. All notes must be turned in within three (3) days of a student's return.
School Absence Policy
School Absence Policy
Absences are defined as either lawful (excused) or unlawful (unexcused). The school year consists of 180 school days. Students must attend 85 days of each 90-day semester or 170 days of each 180-day year course to receive credit.
Here at Woodmont we are on a block semester schedule so attendance will follow the 85-days of attendance of a 90-day semester.
Early Dismissals
Early Dismissals
NO EARLY DISMISSALS AFTER 3:15
DISMISSALS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 1 HOUR PRIOR TO DISMISSAL
Early dismissal requests can be submitted online the day of dismissal. All requests need to include the student's name, parent's name and the phone number provided in the student's BACKPACK. The google form is linked in the blue tab above.
Once verified, the student and teacher will receive a SmartPass to leave through the front office at the time of the dismissal.
If the parent is not available for a verbal confirmation then the early dismissal will not be approved.
Students must check their SmartPass for the early dismissal and notify the teacher or substitute when it is time for them to leave.
Tardy Policy
Tardy Policy
Students who miss more than half of the class period will be counted as absent for the class period instead of tardy.
Students have five minutes between classes.
Consequences for unexcused tardies:
1st-3rd offense (Warning)
4th offense (ISS for 1 block)
5th offense (1 day of ISS)
6th-7th offense (2 days of ISS)
8th offense (1 day of OSS)
9th and Beyond (OSS and possible driving privileges revoked)
Tardies reset at the beginning of each nine weeks.
The following are excepted as an excused tardy: medical notes, court appearance with a signed note from the court and administrative approval.
PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO ATTENDANCE RULES FOR THE
2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
GCS new attendance policy was implemented in the 2024-2025 school year. The policy states that any absences in excess of 5 days for a semester will not be excused without medical documentation. We strongly encourage parents and students to review the Attendance Guidelines in the WHS Student Handbook, which can be found on the
Greenville County Schools website ( GCS Attendance Rules ) or on the Attendance Policy tab located above.
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