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Attendance

Attendance Procedures

Regular and punctual attendance is essential to academic success.  Parents/Guardians and students are responsible and accountable for daily attendance.  A student should NOT be absent from school without the parent’s/guardian’s knowledge and consent.

 Types of Absences

  • Excused
    • Illness (3+ days requires a doctor’s note, maximum 10 days without a doctor's note per year)
    • Medical/dental appointment
    • Death in the immediate family
    • Religious holiday or ceremony
    • Family emergency
    • Court appearance or in custody (verified with court document)
    • Justifiable personal reasons - approved by Principal - pre approval required
    • Spending time with a member of the pupil's immediate family who is an active duty member
    • Attendance at an educational conference
    • Attendance at an employment conference

  • Unexcused
    • Oversleeping
    • Babysitting
    • Vacation
    • Car trouble, missed the bus, couldn’t get a ride
    • Working
    • Parent Request
  • Truancy
    • Absence from school without a legal excuse
    • Unverified absence (no reason for absence submitted)
    • Student assumed truant without parent’s/guardian’s knowledge or consent
  • Tardies
    • Late to class
  • Out of Class
    • Excessive trips to the restroom or office
    • Hanging out on the benches during class time
    • Entering another classroom other than your assigned classroom

What to do when a Student is Absent:

  • Full or partial day absences must be cleared within 10 days of the absence by calling the attendance clerk at 714-964-7766 x59426.  If the attendance clerk hasn’t heard from the parent, the parent will be called for the full day absence.
  • Students may also bring a note to the office upon return.
  • If the parent picks up the student prior to the end of the school day, the parent must sign the student out in the office.  Only those listed on the emergency card are authorized to pick up a student.

Consequences of Excessive Absences

  • Students with excessive absences (excused, unexcused, truant and/or tardies) may be subject to:
    • Parent notification & truancy letters/referral to SARB
    • Referral to the Principal for parent conference
    • Requirement of a doctor’s note
    • Revocation of work permit
    • Loss of opportunity to earn credits due to lack of classroom participation and/or assignments submitted
    • Transfer to another alternative school

Students Enter Campus Upon Arrival

  • Students who leave campus without permission and return the same day are subject to search