Examples of Excused and Unexcused Absences

Examples of Excused Absences:

• Illness: Absences exceeding three days may require a physician statement
• Medical/Dental appointments: We highly encourage you to make these appointments outside of school hours
• Required county/state court appointments
• Religious instruction: Not to exceed three hours in one week
• Driver's license test
• Serious family emergency i.e. funeral
• Special requests from parents: Pre-arranged with assistant principal
• Family vacation/sporting events

Unexcused Absences:

• Oversleeping/alarm failure
• Arriving to school 10 minutes after the start of school or checking out more than 10 minutes before the end of the day without an acceptable reason
• Leaving school during the regular school day without approval of a school official or other non-emergency situations.
• Personal grooming appointments: Hair, nails, tanning, etc.
• Employment/job interview
• Shopping/errands
• Driver's Education: Classroom or behind the wheel
• Skipping class/leaving campus without following proper procedure
• Family vacations that have not been pre-approved
• Needed at home/babysitting
• Car trouble
• Missing the bus/ride
• Needing sleep or rest

After three unexcused absences, students and their parents/guardians receive a call or letter from the school to assist in problem-solving and notification of the next steps.