Attendance

Parents or guardians may report their child absent. The easiest way to submit an excuse is on ParentSquare in response to the absence notification you will receive when your child is marked absent; however, you may also call or e-mail using the contacts below.

Excused absences must be made in writing, although a call may be made initially.

The school district has determined that absences, tardiness, and early departures will be considered excused according to the following standards:

1. Personal illness
2. Death in family
3. Illness in the family
4. Medical appointments
5. Dental appointments
6. Impassable roads
7. Weather
8. Religious observance
9. Required court appearances
10. Quarantine
11. Music lessons
12. Attendance at health clinics
13. Approved college visits
14. Military obligations
15. Administrative Approval/Emergency situations — covers unexpected events which keep a student from attendance. Such cases will be considered individually by the principal.
16. School-sponsored educational trip
17. Planned evidence of an acceptable educational experience
18. Approved cooperative work programs
19. Other such reasons as may be approved by the board of education