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STUDENT HANDBOOK

This handbook has been revised with the input of parents, students, staff and community members to better
prepare you to meet the needs and expectations of our school community. The handbook provides an
overview of the services, procedures and rules of Hudson Middle School. Take some time to read it and
direct any questions you may have to any teacher or staff member. As a student, it is your responsibility to
be aware of its contents.

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

The Attendance Office is located in the Main Office. What follows is an outline of general attendance
policies. You are responsible for knowing and following these procedures:

A. EXCUSED ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
The school should be notified as soon as possible of any absence. For your convenience, the attendance
line is available 24/7. Parents or guardians are to call the Attendance Line by or before 8:30 a.m. to
acknowledge the reason for the absence. Parents are also expected to call each day the student is absent.
The middle school attendance line is 330-653-1300. Press 2, then 5 for the middle school line.

If the Attendance Officer does not receive a phone call by 8:30am, the Attendance officer shall contact
the student’s parent or guardian through one or more of the following methods: telephone call, automated
call, text-based communication to the wireless device of the parent or guardian, or email.

Regular attendance by all students is very important. In many cases, irregular attendance is the major
reason for poor academic performance; therefore, all students are urged to make appointments, do
personal errands, etc., outside of school hours. Because attendance is important to us, we will be sending
attendance letters home to those students who are absent five or more days.

The educational program offered by this District is predicated upon the presence of the student and
requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. Attendance shall be required of all students
enrolled in the schools during the days and hours that the school is in session. In accordance with statute,
the Superintendent shall require, from the parent of each student of compulsory school age or from an
emancipated student who has been absent from school or from class for any reason, a statement of the
cause for such absence. The Board of Education reserves the right to verify such statements and to
investigate the cause of each single absence or prolonged absence. Because of this, Hudson City
Schools will only accept ten (10) parent excusal notes per year for a student. After the ten (10)
parent excusals have been exhausted, students need to bring in a doctor’s note for additional
absences. If there is no doctor documentation, these absences will remain unexcused and count
toward truancy.

The Board considers the following factors to be reasonable excuses for time missed at school:

A. personal illness
B. appointment with a heath care provide
C. quarantine of the home
D. death in the family

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