Examples of Excused and Unexcused Absences
Examples of Excused Absences:
- Illness: Absences exceeding three days may require a physician statement
- Medical/Dental appointments: We highly encourage you to make these appointments outside of school hours
- Required county/state court appointments
- Religious instruction: Not to exceed three hours in one week
- Driver's license test
- Serious family emergency i.e. funeral
- Special requests from parents: Pre-arranged with assistant principal
- Family vacation/sporting events
Unexcused Absences:
- Oversleeping/alarm failure
- Arriving to school 10 minutes after the start of school or checking out more than 10 minutes before the end of the day without an acceptable reason
- Leaving school during the regular school day without approval of a school official or other non-emergency situations.
- Personal grooming appointments: Hair, nails, tanning, etc.
- Employment/job interview
- Shopping/errands
- Driver's Education: Classroom or behind the wheel
- Skipping class/leaving campus without following proper procedure
- Family vacations that have not been pre-approved
- Needed at home/babysitting
- Car trouble
- Missing the bus/ride
- Needing sleep or rest
After three unexcused absences, students and their parents/guardians receive a call or letter from the school to assist in problem-solving and notification of the next steps.
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