Absence Notes:

• A student will not be counted absent for an appointment with a doctor, dentist, or other health care professional if the student attends school face-to-face or remotely (for virtual students) at any time on the day of the appointment, provides appropriate documentation, and satisfactorily completes the missed schoolwork in a reasonable amount of time.

• For absences to be excused, the face-to-face students and remote students must return to the school or submit to the campus designated email address on the district and campus websites (for remote students) a note signed by the parent that provides the following information:

  • The student’s name and grade

  • The date(s) of the absence

  • The reason for the absence, (i.e., the student had the flu, was in quarantine, had a court appearance, etc.)

  • The parent’s daytime telephone number or contact number, if possible

• Clerks will only accept absence notes from the email address that is on file for the parent. If the parent is submitting a note from an email address that is not on file, they must either log into Parent Self Serve and change their email address or, submit a copy of their ID in order for the campus to make the change of email address in their child’s record.

• No matter what instructional method is being used, the parents will still be required to submit absence notes within 48 hours (two business days) of the return of the student to campus or remote instruction or the absence will become an unexcused absence.

• Parents of students who are attending school remotely should return absence notes to the campus email listed below: (For face-to-face learners, please contact the campus before using the email below to submit an absence excuse.)

• A note regarding a student’s absence signed by a student, even with the parent’s permission, will be considered a forgery, and the student will be disciplined.

• A principal may require a physician’s verification of an illness at any time.