Absence Policy
Parents should send a note to school with their child following any absence. This note should be delivered in the morning to the Attendance Office or Magnet Office.
Excused Absence (#1)
Absences are defined as either excused or unexcused. In either case, when a student is absent from school, they miss valuable instructional time and the district earns no revenue. California Education Code 48205 provides that a student shall be excused from school when the absence is due to:
- Illness
- Quarantine
- Medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic services
- Attending the funeral of an immediate family member e.g. mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, or any relative living in the immediate household of the student. (one day within the state, three days outside the state).
- Jury duty
- Illness or medical treatment of a child of whom the student is the custodial parent
- Serving as a precinct member for an election
- Justifiable personal reasons when the pupil’s absence has been requested in writing by the parent and approved by the principal or designee. Absences that fall into this category include, but are not limited to, an appearance in court, attendance at a funeral service, observance of religious holiday or ceremony, or attendance at an employment conference
Unexcused Absence (#2)
Any absence for reasons other that those listed above is not excused.
Tardy
A student is marked tardy, when the student is not in his/her seat when the tardy bell rings, signaling the time class is to begin. Tardies are marked as excused or unexcused for the same reasons as absences listed above.
Truancy (#3)
A student who is absent without valid excuse three full days in one school year or is tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without valid excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof (EC 48260) is a truant.
Habitual Truancy:
A pupil who has been reported as a truant three or more times per school year, provided that no pupil shall be deemed a habitual truant unless an appropriate district officer or employee has made a conscientious effort to hold at least one conference with the pupil’s parent or guardian and the pupil himself, is an habitual truant (EC 48262).
Early Leave Student Pick-Up
- Parents/Guardians/Caregivers please be advised that only persons named on the Emergency Card or Student Data Information System are permitted to pick up students.
- Please be prepared to show an official government identification (ID) is a Driver's License or Identification Card. This is required to ensure the safety of our students.
- In order not to interrupt the final instructions for the day regarding homework and bringing closure to the day, we will not release students from class the last 15 minutes of instruction.
Recogido Temprano de Estudiantes
- Los padres/tutores/cuidadores deben tener en cuenta que solo las personas nombradas en la tarjeta de emergencia o el sistema de información de datos del estudiante pueden recoger a los estudiantes.
- Por favor esté preparado para mostrar una identificación oficial del gobierno (ID) es una licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identificación. Esto es necesario para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes.
- Para no interrumpir las instrucciones finales del día con respecto a la tarea y cerrar el día, no dejaremos salir a los estudiantes de la clase los últimos 15 minutos de instrucción.