2010 - 2011 Student Handbook ~ Grades 9-12 - McDonald County ...

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limit this activity only to appointments that cannot be scheduled
before or after school. Permits are not issued for lunch breaks
unless a student’s diet is altered by a doctor.
Attendance definitions
A. Truancy - includes but is not limited to the following:
1. being absent and neither the parents nor the school
officials know of the student’s whereabouts
2. absence is not condoned by the parents nor the school
officials
3. leaving campus, after once arriving without the prior
consent of the parent and a permit to leave building
4. leaving class without permission
5. erroneous phone calls or written notes to have oneself
dismissed from school or class
6. “walk-outs” and/or “skip days”
7. not being where one is supposed to be on campus
8. other fraudulent absences or attempts to be absent
from school not covered in this definition
B. Suspensions - Not being in assigned classes due to having been
denied attendance for a specified period as a result of
unacceptable student behavior.
III. Absences shall not exceed ten (10) for the semester
A. A student that accumulates ten (10) absences in any block
during the semester may not receive credit for that course.
B. There will be no exempted absences unless the student is a
senior and is taking a college day. In which case, the student
must make arrangements through the counselor’s office for the
college visit and must present proof of the visit from the college
upon returning to school.
C. The attendance office will make a conscientious effort to contact
those parents who do not contact the school on each absence.
D. Students will be allowed to make up work and tests from
excused absences. Students will be given the number of days
absent plus one to complete all make-up work.
IV. A student may be given the opportunity to make up work if one of the
following is a reason for the absence:
A. illness of a student
B. serious illness or emergency in the immediate family
C. professional appointments which cannot be scheduled outside
the school day
D. funerals
E. court appearances
F. family trips with prior notification and approval
G. other absences that have approval of the attendance committee.
V. The following policy and procedures apply to all students:
A. Parents will be notified after the fifth (5) absence.
B. Parents will be notified after the eighth (8) absence.
C. Following the ten (10) absence, parent(s) and the student will be
required to meet with the Attendance Review Committee.
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