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| Safety ATTENDANCE (335-1570) The warning bell rings at
STUDENT ATTENDANCE Lake
LOSS OF CREDIT/ATTENDANCE RETRIEVAL Students that exceed 10 absences in a semester in any class will lose
credit in that class beginning with the 11th absence. This includes any accumulation of excused,
and/or, unexcused absences. LSHS
Attendance Retrieval policy allows students to retrieve a maximum of five
absences per class for purposes of earning credit. The absences retrieved must be excused
absences. Unexcused absences
cannot be retrieved. On the 8th
absence an 8 day letter will be sent home that has to be returned to the
attendance office with a parent/guardian signature.
Definition of Terms Absence Excused: Any absence excused by the
parent/guardian in writing. The written note from the parent/guardian
must include the date(s) of the absence and the parent/guardian signature. (Although we appreciate phone messages
indicating student absence, we will require a written note for an excused
absence.)
Absence Unexcused: Any absence not verified by a note. Absence Information: Ex: school related absences, field trips,
athletic trips, suspensions. Tardies: Any student arriving
to class without an excused legitimate note after the bell and prior to 10
minutes into the class is considered tardy.
Three unexcused tardies equals one unexcused absence.
Truancy: Ex: Any absence
from school without parental knowledge and/or school approval. (3 periods or more)
Skipping: Ex: any absence from class without
parental/teacher knowledge and/or school approval. Skipping a class will result in a one hour detention assignment.
Prior Permission: All pre-arranged absences of 3 or more
days must include a Prior Permission form, which is available in the attendance
office. The student is responsible for
completing the form and returning it to the attendance office before the
absence. Prior Permission absences will still count toward the student's 10
total absences per semester.
Attendance Forgery: Automatically becomes unexcused absence –
refer to misconduct and exceptional misconduct section.
ADMIT SLIPS Students are required to present a written
excuse note from the parent/guardian to the
attendance office within three (3) school days of the student’s absence, or the
absence will be considered truancy or personal business. After
normal business hours an answering machine will accept your calls. However,
absences will not be excused on the basis of telephone calls. Students returning from an absence or
suspension will be required to obtain an admit slip from the attendance
office. A parent/guardian must sign absence
notes.
LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY A. If a student has reason to leave school during the school day, he/she must have parental permission. This permission can be obtained with a note from the parent bro, ught to the attendance office prior to the time of dismissal. If a student does not have a notehe/she must come to the attendance office and call a parent for permission to leave the campus. Upon returning to school, the student must bring a parent-signed note. B.
Students leaving school without first checking out with the attendance
office may be considered truant. Leaving school for appointments or illness during the school day requires that students sign out at the
attendance office before leaving or
the absence will be declared unexcused. C.
Students cannot be on another school’s campus during our school day
unless it is for a legitimate school reason. D. Any student going home ill needs to have checked out through the school nurse’s office. ATTENDANCE
NOTIFICATION
A. Upon the accumulation of absence number eight
(8) in a class period an eight day absence notification will be sent home.
B. Upon the accumulation of
eleven (11) absences per class, per semester, the student will receive notice
of loss of credit. The student will still be required to attend the class. Failing to attend the class will result in a
change from "no credit" status to an F (failing) grade. If a student is failing at the time of loss
of credit, a failing (F) grade will be recorded.
C. Absenteeism due to
administratively approved school sponsored activities will not count toward
loss of credit.
TARDY POLICY: • TARDY 1 - Warning
and Review of Tardy Policy
• TARDY 2-6 - SANCTION
- 30 MINUTES detention
• EXCESSIVE TARDIES (7
or more) will result in an Attendance Referral.
Students with excessive tardiness shall be assigned administrative
discipline.
• Three unexcused tardies will equal one unexcused absence, as recorded by the teacher. DETENTION: Detention, whether it be with a classroom teacher or an administrator, will
be served either before school, after school, at lunch, or with an individual teacher. Arrangements must be made by the student to serve the detention within FIVE (5) days. If the
detention time is not served, if will result in further
disciplinary action and/or loss of student privileges.
TRUANCY SANCTIONS: •Truancies may result in a detention or
Excessive Truancy (5 plus days) will result in
a Juvenile Office Referral under
Becca Truancy Law Saturday
MAKE-UP WORK Make-up work will
be allowed if the student has received an excused absence slip from the
attendance office. If the absence is
unexcused the teacher is not obligated to allow the student to make up the
work. A student shall be allowed one day
for each day of excused absence to make up class work, assignments, or exams
missed during his/her absence. Course
procedures will contain criteria relative to when make-up work must be
submitted. When attendance is part of
the grading criteria, it shall be noted in the teacher course syllabus. WAC 180-40-235-2 allows for a student’s grade
to be affected by his or her attendance and/or participation in the class. In order to lower a student’s grade for
absences or tardiness, the student’s attendance and/or participation must be
related to instructional objectives or goals of the particular subject or
course.
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