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Approved absences include make up privileges with full credit, including
reasonable amount of help from teachers. This category includes:
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Personal illness or other physical
disablement.
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Illness or death in the student's family.
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Home emergency (fire, flood, etc.)
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Doctor, dentist appointments. Every effort
should be made to avoid such appointments during the school day. When
necessary, students must follow these instructions
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Make every effort to arrive at school
as soon as possible if the appointment is scheduled for early
morning. A note from home and a note from the doctor must be
presented to the Attendance Office upon the student's return to
school.
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If the appointment is later in the
day, the student must bring a note from home including the name of
the doctor including the time of appointment and present both to the
Attendance Office before leaving school for the appointment.
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Students leaving school for such
appointments must sign out at the Attendance Office prior to leaving
the building. If students return during the school day, they must
sign in at the Attendance Office. REMEMBER Sign in when
arriving after the school day has begun. (Students in work programs
away from campus will be dismissed according to their work
schedule.) Failure to follow the above procedure will result in
the absence being classified as unapproved and disciplinary action.
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Assistants in the Attendance Office
will confirm appointments by calling the dentist or doctor.
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Court appearances.
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Religious holidays.
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College Visitations: Normally these visits
should be confined to times when school is not in session, such as
teacher institutes, spring vacations, etc. Students are permitted
two college visitation days if their expected date of graduation from
high school is prior to the opening of the following school term. If the
college is located out of state, approval will be given for travel (one
day preceding and one day following the visitation). For each visitation
day thus granted, the student must present to the Attendance Office
written verification of the visit from the school visited. If a local
college visitation is taken during a school day and is over before the
end of the high school day, the students shall be expected to return to
school. Failure to present written verification of the college visit or
not returning to school when it applies will result in the absence being
judged unapproved.
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Other specific excuses dependent on the
judgment of the Assistant Principal, such as working on school related
projects when recommended by the activity sponsor.
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Pre-arranged approved absences, see
procedures below.
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Official absences: If a student is absent
from school as a member of a team, organization, or otherwise
representing the school, arrangements for make up work shall be made in
advance of the absence.
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Suspensions will be treated as approved
for purposes of earning credit for makeup work.
Students should make every effort to be at school. Students who are absent
more than the average of 2 days per month, may be required to present a
doctor’s note for absences.
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