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11. Absences due to a student’s placement in foster care or change in foster care placement or any court proceedings related to their foster care status;
12. Absences due to a student being homeless or
13. As determined by the Superintendent.
Students! After an absence, you are to provide your note to the office or your first period teacher. Students will receive a white Admit Slip. It will be marked either excused or unexcused depending on the reason for the absence. Remember, you are allowed 65 hours of absence all year by a parent/guardian’s excuse. Each absence in excess of this 65-hour limit will be considered as unexcused, unless there is additional documentation as to the reason for the absence; i.e. Doctor, dentist, court slip, etc. Therefore, anytime a student has an appointment, they are to bring back official documentation and it will not count as part of the 65 hours. Once a student reaches 65 hours of absences which are not covered by doctor/dentist notes, court papers, or severe home emergency documentation, the student is placed on the “doctor’s list.” This means normal notes from home no longer excuse absences, and students are not permitted excused absences for family vacations.
Students will not be admitted to class without an admit slip!!
The admit slip must be signed by each of your teachers. The student is responsible to request makeup work from all teachers. An excused absence allows the student to make up all work and receive credit for it as long as the work is made up within 48 hours of the student returning to school. For each consecutive day of absence beyond 2, another 24 hours is added to the time students have to make up work. Failure to make up assignments within this time frame will result in a grade of “F” or “zero points” for all class work missed or due. Admit slips are to be returned to the Attendance Office after being signed by all teachers.
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