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“excessive absence” is any child of compulsory age who is absent with or without a legitimate excuse for 38 or more school hours in a month or 65 or more school hours in a school year. For students that meet the criteria defined as “excessively absent,” the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools are required by law to report these absences to the Ohio Department of Education. No further absences will be excused unless a doctor’s excuse or court document is submitted to justify the absence, and parents will be notified of any students who reach these hour limits.
A” habitual truant” is any child of compulsory age who is absent without a legitimate excuse for 30 or more consecutive school hours, 42 or more school hours in one month or 72 or more school hours in a school year. For students that meet the criteria defined as “habitual truant,” an intervention plan will be developed by a team consisting of, at minimum, two school employees, the parent(s)/guardian, and the student. The administration will file a complaint with the juvenile court on or before the 61st day of implementation of the plan if the student does not show improvement in school attendance while under the intervention plan.
SENIORS NOTE: (1) 72 hours of absence may result in loss of lunch privileges and loss of driving privileges; (2) Seniors who haven’t made prior arrangements for an early dismissal, and are not returning after lunch, must have parents call the attendance office the day of the absence or they will be considered truant and disciplined appropriately. (3) If a senior fails a (one) class, they may lose their off-campus lunch privileges for the next 9 weeks. If they then pass all their classes the following 9 weeks, they may earn their off-campus lunch privileges back.
ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
The use of school equipment and access to the Internet (or e-mail) is a privilege, not a right!
Students have access to an internet service for limited educational purposes. Prior to being able to access the Internet a student and his/her parents must sign an Acceptable Use Policy (also known as a Student Account Agreement). This agreement is to be turned in to the media center. Upon our receipt of the agreement an Identification Card will be issued to the student. This card must be shown to any staff member upon request before student Internet use is approved.
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