Students

Student Handbook
Attendance and Tardiness

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Your attendance is required unless you are ill, in which case your parent or guardian should call the school that morning. If you are late, you must sign in at the office.

State law requires that you bring a written excuse signed by a parent or guardian for any absences from school. It is your responsibility to bring this note to your advisor in extended class.

Since we are a public school, we must take attendance. Attendance will be taken by your teachers in every class, and will be reported to your advisor and home. Significant unexcused absences will result in disciplinary action by the school or the City School District.

You are either on time or you are late. You cannot benefit from instruction if you are not in class; you cannot follow where a lesson is going if you are not there when it begins.

In order to be considered for meeting any class requirements, a student must be present for at least 90% of all scheduled classes. Students who fall below 90% standard have two weeks, from the end of their absence, to make arrangements with the teacher for making up the missed class and work. Students must be aware that some class activities may be very difficult or next to impossible to make-up.

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