How many absences are too many?   Texas Education Code §25.092 requires students to attend class 90% of the days the class is offered to receive credit for that class. Students in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class if they do not meet this requirement.

A student who attends at least 75% but fewer than 90% of the days the class is offered may receive credit for the class or a final grade if he or she completes a plan approved by the principal that allows the student to fulfill the instructional requirements for the class.

In addition, students that do not attend 90% of the days a class is offered, whether excused or unexcused, will be required to make up hours. 

**Any student who has been absent more than 8 times for a class in a semester is required to make up hours in order to earn credit for that class. Students and parents will be notified when hours are owed and a plan will be developed with the assistant principal to make up the hours owed. 

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Attendance Matters!

Missing a day of school here and there might note seem like a big deal, but absences add up! 

When a student misses  2 DAYS  a month…

They will miss  20 DAYS  in a school year--more than 10% of the school year.