Compulsory School Attendance: State law requires every child who is at least six years of age and not more than 18 years of age to attend school.
 

High School Attendance Policy: After a student's second cumulative absence during a semester (two days on block schedule; three days on regular schedule), the student shall be required to provide a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying each absence. Failure to provide a doctor's note will result in the absence being deemed an unexcused absence and the student will be required to make up the time lost for the time missed. If the student fails to make up the time lost, and/or has not been in attendance ninety percent of the days a course is offered, the student may not receive credit for the courses.
 

Excused Absence: Any child not exempted from compulsory attendance may be excused for temporary absence resulting from personal sickness, sickness or death in the family, quarantine, weather or road conditions making travel dangerous, or any other unusual cause acceptable to the principal or superintendent. The reason for an absence must be stated in writing and signed by the parent or other person standing in parental relation to the child. The person discharging the duties of attendance officer of the school may investigate any case in which an excused absence is requested. Court related absences will be excused only with a statement from a proper legal authority. Appearances in traffic court or appearances in which the student may be a defendant are not excused. If a student has an unexcused absence, he or she will not be eligible to participate in any school activity that day or night. Students with either excused or unexcused absences shall be afforded the opportunity to make up missed work.
 

Doctor Appointments: Absences for doctors appointments (health care professionals) will be counted as a day of compulsory attendance under the following guidelines: 1) The student must either start classes at the beginning of the day and/or return to school for at least one period on the same day of an appointment with a health care professional. 2) The student must return to school with the original medical verification stating the name of the doctor, the doctor's telephone number, and the time of the appointment. (A receipt of payment will not be accepted.) The deadline for submitting the verification shall not be extended beyond the second day the student is in school following the appointment. 3) The student must make up all class work due and/or assignment the day of the absence in a timely manner before the teacher will change his/her classroom record to reflect the student's presence for compulsory attendance.
 

Excuses: Excuses for absences must be written on full sheets of paper and must contain all of the following: date excuse is written, full name of the student and homeroom section, student ID number, dates absent, reason for absence on each date, signature of parent or guardian, telephone number of parent. A student may not sign a parent's name even with the parent's permission. Such a signature will be considered a forgery and will result in disciplinary action.
 

Leaving School: A high school student needing to be dismissed during the school day must bring a note from a parent or guardian to the office before school begins. The student will be issued, at that time, an admit to be used when the student leaves campus later in the date. If the student must leave because of a doctor's appointment, he or she will be excused for the time of the appointment only and must return with a doctor's verification showing the doctor's name, phone number, and the time of the appointment. Identification may be required before students are released to persons unfamiliar to school personnel.
 

Tardiness: A student who is tardy to school or to class may be assigned to the tardy room. The student who is frequently will be subject to further disciplinary action. Car trouble or missing the school bus are not acceptable excuses for arriving to campus late. A student arriving on campus late must first report to the attendance office or the tardy room. A student absent more than half a class period shall be considered absent for that period.