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Advanced Absence Notice
When a student knows that he/she will be absent from
school, he/she is required to pick up an Advanced Absence
form from the Attendance Office or you can find the form at
www.hudson.k12.oh.us/Middle School/Parents/Forms. This
form requires a parent signature, and is a mutual agreement
between the teachers and the student on an acceptable
make-up due date validated by all of the student's teachers.
This is then turned in to the attendance secretary. It is
mutually understood that the sole responsibility for the
completion of the advance absence notice and the make up
of classroom work belongs to the student.
Appointments
When a student needs to leave the building for a scheduled
appointment, a written parent request should be presented
to the Attendance Office before homeroom on the day of
the appointment.
1. Students must be signed in and out of the building
by a parent/guardian at the attendance office.
2. Students returning to school with a doctor’s note
may sign themselves back in at the Attendance
Office without a parent.
Excessive Absences From School
Regular attendance by all students is very important. In
many cases, irregular attendance is the major reason for
poor school work; 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 frequently.
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
adult 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, the
middle school will only accept ten (10) parent excusal
notes per year for a student. After the ten parent
excusals have been exhausted, students need to bring
in a doctor’s note for additional absences. If there is not
doctor documentation, these absences will remain
unexcused and count toward truancy.
Tardiness to school
Parents must walk in to the Attendance Office when a
student is tardy. Students are tardy to school if they are not
in their homeroom at 7:50 AM. The teacher will record all
tardies on the absence sheet.
Consequences for Tardiness:
• 5 Tardies: referral to Unit Principal and one lunch detention.
•10 Tardies: referral to Unit Principal and one afterschool
detention.
•15 Tardies: referral to Unit Principal and two afterschool
detentions.
Excessive tardies may be referred to the Summit County
truant officer.
BOOK BAGS/BACKPACKS
Students must put their book bags and back packs in their
lockers before homeroom and pick them up after ninth
period. Book bags/backpacks are not permitted in the
hallways or classrooms during the school day.
BROADCAST ALERT
District and building news is shared through the Broadcast
Alert system. Once you register on the District website and
select your subscriptions, you will begin to receive links to
emailed announcements, news and other important
information about what is going on in our District, buildings
and classrooms. Hudson Schools are “Green”. Most all
newsletters and flyers are posted on the website or emailed
to your as a link to more information. If you do not have
access to the internet, please contact the school office and
information can be sent home with your student.
Parent Contact Information
Parents will be able to update their phone contacts within
Home Access Center (HAC). It is important to review and
update this information. All updates will be within Home
Access Center including our auto-call system for families to
receive calls regarding important information which includes
announcements and school closings.
STUDENT DROP OFF AND PICK UP
PROCEDURES
In order to protect the safety of our students, please be
aware of the following student drop off and pick up
procedures:
1. The entrance to the Middle School from Oviatt
Street is restricted to BUSES, EMERGENCY, AND
DISTRICT VEHICLES ONLY during the hours of
7:00am through 3:30pm on school days.
2. Parents dropping off or picking up students must
enter from Aurora Street to Franklin Street, and
follow the lane to the right of the sidewalk near the
garages (yellow arrows in diagram). If dropping off
after 7:40am, parents may choose to use the lane
to the left of the sidewalk (orange arrows in
diagram).
3. Students should exit or enter the vehicles from the
sidewalk between the garages and the staff parking
lot, then proceed to the crosswalk.
4. To expedite the flow of traffic, all cars along the
sidewalk should allow students to exit and walk
down the sidewalk, rather than one car at a time
stopping at the end of the sidewalk.
5. Parents on the right side of the sidewalk will turn
right at the stop sign at the end of the garages and
exit via Oviatt Street. Parents on the left side of the
sidewalk will turn left at the end of the sidewalk and
exit via Franklin Street.
6. In the afternoon, students being picked up should
wait under the canopy near the school until their car
is in sight. For safety purposes, students are not to
walk behind the busses in the parking lot to locate
their ride.
7. One last request for caution: if a parent plans to
drop his/her child off on Elm Street or Oviatt Street,
the child should be dropped off on the same side of
the street as the building. Students are not to cross
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