Safe School Plan - William S. Hart Union High School District

STUDENT ATTENDANCE POLICY AND CODES – NEGATIVE ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING
circumstances (i.e., flat tire, car accident). Official protective custody or
parent and principal approval, funeral for non-immediate family membe
precinct election, religious instruction or retreat not to exceed 4 hours pe
test, personal). Also used when a parent has signed a SARB contract pro
excuse absences beyond the two days per month which they are allowed
state), jury duty, court appearance, religious holidays, family emergency
Code Title Abbr Type Appt? ** Acceptable Reasons
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Student Present That Day
A Unverified UNV Unverified No Unknown
B IS Absent STI Excused No Student is away from school on short-term independent study.
D DAPEC DAP School Activity * ** Student is attending the 5-day DAPEC program off campus in lieu of su
E Nurse Off NUR School Activity Yes In Health Office for health related issues only. Used for clarity.
F Exc Tardy ETC Excused Tardy Yes Any degree of “late.” Beyond 30 minutes is to be counted as a truant.
H Home Study HMS School Activity * Student assigned to a home study teacher.
I In Sch SUS ISS School Activity Yes Suspendable/Disciplinary offense but student remains on campus, not of
J Work Exp WEX School Activity Yes ** School approved job/career shadowing
K Sat Study SSC School Activity * Study Sessions for credit. Attendance reported separately, like DAPEC
M Sch Crisis EMG Excused No Catastrophic school wide shutdown
N Truant TRU Unexcused No Intentional and deliberate failure to report to class without reasonable ca
O Warranted WAR Excused No ** Exclusion for lack of immunizations or other exclusionary health or hyg
P Positive POS Positive Yes For Positive attendance reporting (Bowman, summer school)
R Opp Room OPR School Activity Yes Assignment to Opportunity Room when not treated as an In School Susp
S Suspension SUS Unexcused No Discipline due to willful misconduct
T Tardy TDY Unexcused Tardy Yes Any degree of “late.” Beyond 30 minutes is to be counted as a truant.
U Unexcused UNX Unexcused No Carelessness (oversleeping, out-of-gas, shopping, missed bus/ride, drivin
V OffCmp Act ACT School Activity Yes ** School activity or meeting off campus.
W Shrt Tm IS STE Excused * ** Use to re-mark attendance when student returns from short-term indepen
X Excused EXC Excused No ** Illness, quarantine, medical/dental appt, funeral for immediate family m
Y Sat School SOC School Activity * Use to clear absences due to Saturday School disciplinary attendance
Z OnCmp Act ONC School Activity Yes ** Approved school activity on campus. Also for meetings with counselors
principal, SARB, IEPs, SSTs, 504s
* Indicates attendance hours for ADA will be manually adjusted.
** All tests, homework and other assignments are allowed to be made up.
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