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A total of six (6) absences per class will be allowed per student per semester.
This includes excused or unexcused absences. A combination of four (4) tardies
to any of the student's classes will equal one (1) absence. A tardy can be
up to 15 minutes late for class. After that, it is an absence.
Consideration may be given by the superintendent or appeal committee in
cases with extenuating circumstances. At any time the superintendent may
require a doctor's written statement to verify a student's absence due to
extended illness or injury. This appeal must be made in writing within 10
school days of the appealed absences.
All school assignments missed will be made-up within three (3) school days.
Example: Gone on Monday, work due class period on Thursday; Gone Tuesday,
work due class period on Friday. For a partial day absence, school assignments
will be due the following day's class period. An extension of time may be
granted if the student asks for it and the instructor deems it necessary.
After the allowed number of six (6) days of absences, the student will receive
a zero (0) for the day and there will be no chance to make up the work.
All students will be notified when they have been absent three (3) and five
(5) times.
The purpose of our attendance policy is to provide as close to "real
life" consequences as possible for choosing to be absent. All of our
students will enter the world of work or receive additional education prior
to entering the work field. In either case, the student must learn to be
responsible for his/her attendance.
Before the student and parent make the decision to miss work or school to
go hunting, shopping, skiing or to be absent for any number of reasons, they
must weigh the consequences of the decision. If the student will miss a test
or quiz, or risk losing his/her job, hopefully the decision will be made
to be present. If, on the other hand, the work he misses will be relatively
easy to make up, he may risk the absence. Since only six absences are allowed
each semester, students and parents should seriously consider not being absent
for frivolous reasons in case a legitimate need to be absent arises later.
The student and parents bear the responsibility for attendance decisions
and accept either positive or negative consequences of those decisions. Consequences
of excessive absences always result in lost opportunities for learning.
We encourage students to be in school every day to receive the best possible
education. The consequences for deciding not to be in school go hand in hand
with "real life" choices and decisions.
Adopted: February, 1980
Reviewed: September, 2004
Revised: February 24, 2006
Revised: April 25, 2006
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