All absences must be verified in writing within three days from the parent or guardian. All absences for which no written verification is received will be considered unexcused.

Excused Absences

1. Personal illness

2. Illness in the family requiring the student’s temporary help.

3. Death in the family (not more than 3 days).

4. Head lice, up to three days per infestation

5. Recognized religious holidays regularly observed by persons of the child’s faith.

6. Court appearances or legal mandates.

7. Documented college visitations juniors or seniors (3 days per year).

When a child has missed 5 days, the parent is to provide a doctor’s excuse. If there are special circumstances, please call 860-1471.

Justifiable Personal Absences

Upon written request of the parent/guardian, a student’s absence may be excused for the following reasons:

1. Unforeseeable emergencies such as car problems

2. Doctor or dental appointments

3. Other reasons requested in writing by the parent/guardian and considered legitimate by the principal or designee.

Make-up Work

At the K-12 level, students with an EXCUSED, JUSTIFIABLE PERSONAL absence or who are on a SCHOOL EVENT OR FIELD TRIP OR SUSPENDED shall be provided the opportunity to receive assignments missed during the absence and to make up the work upon their return for the full grade.

At the K-12 level, students with unexcused absences shall not be given the opportunity to make up the work.

Make up must be requested by the student or parent no later than three days after returning to school. The work should be turned in at the mutually agreed time frame between the teacher and the student.