ATTENDANCE POLICIES

In order for students to be academically successful, they have to come to school. While we understand situations arise, such as illness and family emergencies, each day.a student is absent they are missing valuable instruction. 

For more information about the county's attendance policy, refer to the Students' Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. 

ABSENCES

If your son or daughter has to miss school. they are required to provide an excuse note within 72 hours of their return with the following information: 

• Student's Name

• Date(s) of absence

• Reason for absence

This excuse note will serve as documentation of your child's absence. Teachers will provide make-up assignments within 48 hours of a students' return, as long as an excuse note is provided. 

Without a valid excuse note, students may not be given access to the assignments they missed.

TARDIES

School begins promptly at 8:30 am and it is the expectation that all students are in their first period class on time. Students who are late should report to the Main Office to receive a tardy pass to be admitted to class. The current bell schedule allows students seven (7) minutes in between classes.

Hall sweeps will be held and students who are caught in hall sweep will face the following progressive disciplinary actions:

• FIRST OFFENSE: Written warning

• SECOND OFFENSE: In-School Suspension

• THIRD OFFENSE: Parent Conference

• FOURTH OFFENSE: Out of school suspension

• Death in the immediate family

• Illness of the student

• Behavioral health needs

• Pregnancy and parenting related conditions

• Court summons;

• Hazardous weather conditions 

• Work approved or sponsored by the school

• Observance of a religious holiday

• State of emergency

• Suspension

• Lack of authorized transportation

• Health Exclusion, which includes immunizations and other health-related communicable or contagious diseases;

• Absence due to Military Families. 

• Mental Health Day (one per semester)

• The following are excused for up to three days: civic engagement, college tours and interviews