Attendance
Louisiana requires students to attend school for a certain number of days to be promoted to the next grade and earn credit for a course. Under the law, students must attend school from age 7 to 18 or until they graduate from high school. Students are required to attend school regularly and must attend at least 167 days to earn credit and be eligible for promotion to the next grade.
In compliance with Louisiana state law and RPSB policies, students are expected to be in school every day unless they are ill or there is an emergency in the family or some other excusable absence. Research is overwhelmingly clear that attendance is one of the key components to academic success for students.
MISSING SCHOOL AND BEING TARDY
Students may only accumulate twelve (12) unexcused absences per course, per school year. Additional absences may result in course failure. Upon returning from an absence, the student should provide a doctor's or similar excuse to excuse the absence. In order for a teacher to allow a student to make up missed work, a doctor's or similar excuse or signed and dated parent note must be given to the attendance clerk within three (3) days of returning from the absence.
CHECKING OUT OF SCHOOL
If your student has to leave school during the day, a parent/guardian should notify the school. An acceptable alternative to calling the school is to send a signed note that your child can bring to the main office immediately after arriving at school for the day. Students must check out in the office before leaving the building.
If your student becomes ill during the school day and needs to go home, they must check out (they cannot simply leave).