Page 20 - Elementary - 2021-2022 Handbook
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Attendance
Parents are required to sign students out of the building each time they leave for any reason during the school day. A sign out sheet is kept in the school office. Please do not go directly to the classroom. When the students return before the school day ends, parents, or a responsible adult, will bring them back to the school office.
If you desire an early dismissal for your child, send a note to the office explaining the need for this action prior to 2:30 pm. If an emergency arises and your child must be dismissed early, call the school office to explain when to dismiss the child, and who will provide transportation. The person picking up the child MUST report to the office. Under no circumstances will a child be allowed to enter a waiting car, or be permitted to walk home. The person transporting the child must present proper identification, if asked, present written release authorization from the parent or guardian, and sign the release book in the office before taking the child from the school.
LATE ARRIVAL/EARLY DISMISSAL
Late Arrivals and Early Dismissals will now be counted as absences from school and tracked by hours not in attendance.
ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance by all students is very important. In many cases, irregular attendance is the major reason for poor schoolwork; therefore, all students are urged to make appointments, do personal errands, etc., outside of school hours. Reasons for which students may be excused include, but are not limited to:
1. Personal illness of the student;
2. Illness in the student’s family
3. Needed at home to perform necessary work directly and exclusively for parents or legal guardian
(applies to students over 14 years of age only)
4. Death in the family
5. Quarantine for contagious disease;
6. Religious reasons
7. Traveling out of state to attend a Board-approved enrichment activity or extracurricular activity
(applies to absences of up to 24 school hours) or
8. As determined by the Superintendent
Each student who is absent must immediately, upon return to school, make arrangements with his/her teacher(s) to make up work missed. Students who are absent from school for reasons not permitted by State law may, or may not, be permitted to make up work. Each case is considered on its merits by the principal and respective teacher(s). Students are requested to bring a note or parent phone call to school after each absence explaining the reason for the absence or tardiness
Parents are expected to send in a note signed by a parent or guardian or call the school after any period of absence from school. The note or phone call must include:
1. The current date;
2. The actual day or days missed;
3. The reason for the absence.
APPOINTMENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY
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