Attendance Office: (206)252-8564
Ms. Shaundra Howard-click
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Unplanned absences:
personal illness/injury or the illness or death of a
family member prevents your child from attending school.
The school requires a written note upon the child's
return to school. The parent has two days after the
child has returned to school to furnish a not to excuse
an absence.
All appointments from a doctor/dental office need
to have a note written from the actual office on letterhead/stationery.
Planned Absences:
pre-arranged absence form that has been submitted three
days prior to leave and has been signed by all teachers
and principal/assistant principal/counselor. The student
must make up all homework assignments during the absence.
Court appearance and school-authorized activites.
Religious Holidays are excused
if given Three - Day advance notice - prior
to the planned absence. Parents must submit a request
to the principal at least three school days before the
start of the planned absence. Pre-planned absence forms
are located in the attendance office.
Parent/Guardian must notify the
school in writing within 48 hours of the absence. Phone
calls are not accepted for excusing absences or for
temporary dismissals.
Oversleeping, missing the bus, transportation problems,
student needed for babysitting, students needed for translation,
student job requirements, job interview, outside school
classes/college preparedness classess/workshops that are
not associated with the school, leaving school without permission,
driving test examinations, family emergencies with no stated
reason.
Long-tearm suspension and expulsions.
A parent's request to "excused my child's
absence" without a stated reason or with
a reason that does not meet the criteria of excused absences.
It is the expectation that all students will
be to school and class on time. The appropriate teacher
will assign a detention to students arriving after the tardy
bell rings. Department tardy policies will determine the
manner and method that the detention is served. Failure
to comply with the department precedures will result in
further appropriate sanctions including but not limited
to: after school detention, Saturday School and/or other
administrative assigned sanction.
Twenty (20) or more absences
will lead to the student being dropped from the school.
The parent/guardian will have to contact the Placement
Specialist at one of the Enrollment Services Centers for
assignment.
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