| ATTENDANCE |
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Attendance Policy
A new and revised attendance policy has been
adopted by the Board of School Directors: |
Section:
Title:
Adopted:
Revised: |
Pupils
Attendance
August 9, 1982
May 23, 2001 |
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 Excused
Absence (the following reasons for absences are valid): |
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- Illness |
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- Serious illness or death in the immediately family |
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- Emergency medical or dental attention |
- Absences approved in advance by the school principal (registration for
draft, job
interviews, college visitations, etc.) |
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- Authorized religious holidays |
Unexcused
Absence (the following are not excusable absences in accordance with
state
attendance laws): |
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- Truancy-Suspension |
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- Missing the school bus |
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- Trips not approved in advance |
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- Shopping, Hunting, Fishing, Attendance at games |
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- Birthday or other celebrations |
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- Gainful employment |
Unlawful
or Illegal Absence |
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All
unexcused absences are unlawful or illegal absences. The student's
parents will receive a legal notice from the school of such absence.
A fine may be imposed for any day over three days of illegal absences. |
Notes
from Home |
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Upon
returning to school from an absence, a child is required to give the
homeroom teacher a written note from the parent or guardian stating the
reason for the absence. |
Legal
Excuse |
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A legal
excuse is your protection when your child is absent. Keep your child
home when he/she has: |
| 1.
Fever (Oral Temperature of 99 degrees or above) |
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Earache or severe headache |
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Swollen glands of neck and throat |
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An acute cold (sneezing and coughing) |
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Skin rashes or sores |
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Nausea and vomiting |
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General signs of illness |
| 8.
Communicable diseases |
If your child should become ill in school, it
is the family's responsibility to provide transportation home. |
Home
Instruction for Prolonged Absence |
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This
service provides tutorial service instruction for children who are
physically unable to attend school for an extended period of time.
Contact the Building Principal. If you are unable to attend school
but are able to study at home, call the guidance office and assignments
will be sent to you. |
Make-Up Work |
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Students
who are absent for any reason will be required to make up work
missed in each class. This work should take approximately the same
time as the time missed from class. Only in extreme cases of
prolonged absence will more than one week be allowed for work to be made
up unless permission is granted by the school office.
All
make-up work must be in by the end of the grading period. A day's
absence does not excuse a student from responsibility for all assignments
on the day of his/her return. Grades will be withheld in case
make-up work is not turned in. Failure will result if the situation
is not remedied immediately.
It is the
student's responsibility to obtain all make-up work from his/her teachers
immediately upon return to school. Failure to obtain make-up work is
no excuse for not doing work missed. |
