According to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) policy:

• A student is considered chronically absent if they miss 10% or more of school days while enrolled.
   

• A student is considered habitually truant if they have been enrolled for 91 or more days and have 20% or more unlawful (unexcused) absences. This may result in legal consequences.
   

It’s important to understand that frequent absences—whether excused or unexcused—can negatively affect a student’s academic performance, ability to keep up with classwork, and may impact their graduation status.

Some absences are considered lawful (excused) under PGCPS guidelines, including:

• Illness (with a note if over 3 days)

• Death in the family

• Mental health days (1 per semester)

• Certain legal, weather, or family-related reasons
   

All other absences are considered unlawful and are marked with attendance code “20.” If your child has several 20s in Synergy, they have accrued a significant amount of unlawful absences. Students who are absent and do not provide proper documentation to the school attendance master will be marked unlawfully absent.

You can review the full PGCPS attendance policy here: https://www.pgcps.org/offices/ograc/administrative-procedures/students--5000/ap-5113---student-attendance-absence-and-truancy 

If there are challenges preventing your child from attending school regularly, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

SUBMIT EXCUSE HERE

PGCPS WEBSITE FOR ATTENDANCE  Submit your excused attendance here.

ATTENDANCE LINK TO SUBMIT EXCUSE