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GENERAL STUDENT INFORMATION

VISITORS
In order to keep your children safe, there will be no visitors allowed in schools this
year. This includes volunteers and parents walking children to the school door
and/or classrooms. In cases where students are tardy or need to checkout, please
call the school office at 256-685-4020 and wait for specific instructions, as you
will not be permitted to enter. Virtual conferences will be arranged to keep you
informed. Please make sure we always have current contact information to include
a working phone number and email address.

ATTENDANCE
Attendance at school is directly connected to learning. Children are expected to be
at school each day. Please use the calendar provided in this handbook to schedule
dental and doctor appointments. A full school day is counted when students are
present before or checked out after 11:30 a.m. Please refer to the Lawrence
County Schools Code of Conduct for specific state attendance regulations.

TARDIES/CHECK-OUT POLICY/ATTENDANCE
Children develop attitudes about responsibility at an early age. Punctuality is a
leadership trait. Students checking in late should provide an official excuse from a
doctor/dentist office if that is the reason for the tardy, as this demonstrates they
value attendance. Early checkouts that are unnecessary communicate to learners
they don’t have to be present and foster those habits that develop into work ethics.
We want to help students develop the leadership trait of follow-through that helps
build resilience. As such, information is provided throughout the entire school
day, and learners are expected to be present and ready to receive all of it.
• HZES will follow the Lawrence County Schools Code of Conduct. Please
refer to pages 14-16 in it for additional clarification not provided within this

handbook.
• Attendance for the entire school day is very important
• There are no checkouts after 2:15 p.m.
• Students not in his or her classroom when the 7:50 a.m. bell rings is tardy
• Parents of late car riders should call the school office at 256-685-4020 to
sign students into school. Please wear a mask should you have to sign in
your child for school at the front door.
• Late arrivers must have a pass to be admitted to class
• 5 unexcused tardies or unexcused absences will result in parent referral to
the county attendance officer and/or other consequences deemed appropriate