Attendance
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES Compulsory education laws mandated by the State of Florida require regular attendance. Each parent of a child of compulsory attendance age is responsible for the child's attendance as required by law. For more information, access www.leg.state. fl.us.
PERIOD ATTENDANCE Period attendance is documented. Please note that the student risks failing any subject in a given quarter if he/she is absent six or more excused or unexcused absences per class. If a student is absent more than 20 minutes of a class, he/she will be considered absent from that class. A student must be in attendance at least three mods to participate in athletics and extracurricular activities (including team practices). A student who attends Prom or Grad Bash must be in attendance for the entire day on the last school day prior to the event.
ABSENCE An absence will be excused for the following reasons: sickness, quarantine, contagious disease, scheduled doctor or dentist appointment, pre-approved college visits, pre-approved career shadowing days, required court appearance or supervised visitation, death in the family, funeral, extreme family emergency. Unexcused absences include but are not limited to the following: pleasure trips, suspension from school, truancy; or other avoidable absences that are not on the "excused absence" list. Students with more than five excused and/or unexcused absences in any given class within a quarter risk recieving a failing grade for that quarter. A student’s absence from school will be recorded as either an excused absence or an unexcused absence. Failure to provide a note will result in an automatic unexcused absence. Any absence requires: 1. a phone call from a parent/guardian to the school between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. 2. a note from a parent/guardian stating the date(s) of the absence(s) and the specific reason for the absence. This note must be turned into the main office before school the day the student returns to school. 3. A physician's note is needed when the student has been absent for three or more consecutive days for the following reasons: •Has had surgery •Is returning to school after a hospitalization •Has been under a doctor's care for a significant illness •Is returning to school after being excluded because of a communicable disease A student with an excused absence must make up schoolwork according to the policy on page 17. A student receives a grade of zero for all schoolwork missed due to an unexcused absence. Students out of school for an approved period of time due to a medical quarantine may be recorded as "Present Medical" if they successfully cooperate with the school in a distance learning program. Approval for the extended time away will only be granted with medical documentation approved by school administration.
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