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 3 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 reasons
• 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/parents/guardians will receive a call or letter from the school to assist in problem-solving and notification of the next steps.