LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011-2012 STUDENT ...

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2011-2012 Handbook
COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW PROCESS
All students enrolled under the compulsory attendance age of 17, will be subject to all district policies and
Pennsylvania State Regulations pertaining to school attendance.
REPORTING ABSENCES
As part of our responsibility to maintain accountability and ensure the safety of our students, we ask that you
call the school office at 570-323-9439 prior to 8:15 a.m. to report your child’s absence or to report that your
child will be late to school.
EXCUSED ABSENCES
Any written excuse by a parent/guardian (not to exceed 10 days in a given school year), or written excuse
from a medical or legal authority submitted to the school explaining the student’s absence. All written excuses
must be turned in within three school days after the date of absence(s). Excused absences include:
• Personal Illness
• Death in the Immediate Family
• Domestic/Farm Service Emergency Permit
• Job Shadow Opportunities – prior school approval must be obtained
• Quarantine of the Home or Individual
• Planned Family Vacation with Parent/Guardian – prior school approval must be obtained
• Religious Holidays
• Required Court Appearance
• Suspension from School
• Exceptional, urgent reasons pertaining to the individual student.
• Sanctioned school closing/delayed opening.
• In the case of a student with special needs where absence is caused by or directly related to the student’s
exceptionality
UNEXCUSED ABSENCES
Any date of absence not verified by a written excuse from a parent/guardian (not to exceed 10 days in a
school year), or a medical or legal authority within three school days of the date of absences. A written medical
or legal authority excuse, on the letterhead of said office, attesting to the date(s) of absence will be required once
a parent/guardian has written 10 excuses in a given school year. If a proper written excuse is not submitted upon
return to school or within three school days, such absence(s) will be classified as unlawful.
After an absence exceeding ten consecutive days, the student shall be withdrawn from the active roll. At the
time of re-entry, the placement, class assignment, or promotion of the returning student shall be at the discretion
of the building administrator. These decisions shall be based on evidence of the student’s ability to demonstrate
competencies appropriate to the goals and demands of the available programs.
Unexcused absences include:
• Improper/Lack of legal written excuse as outlined herein
• Overslept
• Running late
• Alarm didn’t go off
• Missed the bus
• Car trouble or traffic problems
∗ The school district provides bus transportation for those students residing in certain locations of the
school district. All other students are considered walking students.
• Truancy
When a student is illegally absent from school a total of three or more days, parent/guardian(s) will be served
with a written notice explaining the various sections as they apply to students of compulsory school age. The
district’s home and school visitor will make a follow-up contact with the parent/guardian(s).
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EXPECTATIONS