Page 14 - Parent & Student Handbook 2017-18

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL
When a student is absent from or tardy to school for any reason, notification by telephone to the Attendance Office by parent or guardian is required between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on each day that the absence occurs. Parents are strongly encouraged to provide a doctor’s excuse and contact the student’s counselor to make arrangements for makeup work if an illness involves more than two consecutive days of absence. A detention will be issued to students whose parents/guardians do not notify the Attendance Office.
TO REPORT AN ABSENCE, PLEASE CALL (440) 845-8882
Please be prepared to give the following information:
• Student’s name and grade
• Reason for absence
• Caller’s relationship to the student
• Phone number at which a parent or guardian may be reached for verification
On the day of the student's return after absence, a note of excuse signed by the parent or guardian giving name, date, dates of absence, and reason for absence must be presented at the Attendance Office upon arrival at the school. The student will then be issued an “Admit Slip" for classes obtained. If a student is absent from class for any reason, he/she must present an Admit Slip or pass to the teacher the next time the student attends that class. A detention is issued to students who fail to present a note of excuse. No class work will be allowed to be made up until a note is presented.
Attendance Office
The Attendance Office is located in the General Office. Students who have been absent or are tardy must report to this room before reporting to class. Students who will be excused from school during the school day should also report to the Attendance Office to have their excuses validated.
Attendance Required for Credit
Attendance is required for credit; therefore, students may receive failing grades for excessive absences. Any student who is absent from school for more than ten days in a semester may receive no credit for that semester. Unless the school deems it an extenuating circumstance, no credit will be given to students with more than 20 school days absent per year. Excessive absences may result in dismissal from school.
Under normal circumstances, a student with an excused absence is permitted to make up all missed work. For an unexcused absence, no academic work may be made up, including tests, quizzes, and assignments. In such cases, a grade of zero will be given for tests, etc., which have been missed. A student who is truant is not allowed to make up any class work for credit.
College Visits
Juniors and Seniors who desire to visit a college may do so during school time up to twice during each of their junior and senior year prior to May 1. A “College Visitation Permission Form” must be obtained from the Counseling Department in advance of the planned day of absence. Students submitting a properly completed Permission Form upon return to school will not have a college visitation day recorded as a day of absence.
Parents should follow the usual procedure for any school absence and place a call to the Attendance Office the morning of a planned college visit.
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