Regular school attendance is a vital component of your child’s success in school and is mandated by Pennsylvania law. The only acceptable reasons for absence according to the law are illness, serious illness or death in the immediate family, and family trips for which the building principal has given prior written approval.
Any student arriving after 8:10AM will be marked tardy. Students arriving to school late must be signed in at the office by an adult. Your student will not be marked tardy if arrival by school provided transportation is later than 8:10AM.
Tardy = Missing a block of up to one hour anytime during the day
Partial absence = Missing more than one hour, but less than two hours
½ day absence = Missing more than two hours, but not a full school day
Full day absence = Missing the entire school day
All students must provide a written excuse or submit a note via ParentSquare to Mrs. Hemling the day he/she returns to school describing the reason for the absence to avoid the absence being labeled as unlawful. Any absence for which a note is not received within three days is permanently marked as unlawful. A doctor’s note will be required for each absence exceeding ten cumulative days for the school year.
After one unlawful absence, the parent/guardian will receive written notification from the school. After the second unlawful absence, the parent/guardian will receive a second written notification. After a third unlawful absence, the parent/guardian will receive a third written notice, and a School Attendance Improvement Plan (SAIP) meeting will be scheduled and held.
After three unlawful days of absence following a SAIP, any future unlawful absences may result in a complaint being filed with the local magistrate.