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7. Excessive or Chronic AbsencesOur goal is for all students to attend school every day. Attendance is monitored daily to identify students with difficulties.Administrators and teachers will work with students and their parents to identify strategies to address the behavior. Students onthe A‐B block schedule who receive six (6) absences in any class period within a semester will face consequences such as:• loss of credit,• referral to an attendance court,• making up lost time outside the regular school day,• reduction in grade, or• other action determined by the school administrator or designee based on the individual’s situation and need.Absences which are included as part of the six (6) Excessive Absences are:• Unverified (A)• Parent excused (P)• Truancy (C)• Illness (V)The student will be notified after his or her fifth (5th) absence that he or she faces consequences for excessive absences and is indanger of losing credit. If a student obtains six (6) or more absences, they have the option to complete “time‐for‐time” in order tomake up lost class time. They also may petition for the lost credit. Students who continue to miss school jeopardize their success inschool and also impact other students. When students are enrolled in school, they are assured a space in their classes as well asresources such as textbooks, instructional materials, and other necessary material. If the student doesn’t attend those resourcesare not used effectively, because of this we’ve identified a process to handle chronically absent and/or habitually truant students.Students who do not improve their attendance and continue to miss school may be identified as chronically absent and/orhabitually truant. School administrators or their designee will contact parents to schedule a conference to identify strategies toavoid the student being dropped from school rolls. After two unsuccessful attempts at contacting parents, a student will becounted as a drop out. The student will be dropped from the rolls if he or she is absent for ten (10) consecutive school days withoutnotification from the guardian. If the student returns to school, he or she may be re‐enrolled. Students served by homeboundtutors will not be included in this procedure.8. Denial of Credit Appeals ProcessAn appeals process is available for students who are denied credit because of excessive absences or truancy. At six (6) absences –Unverified, Parent excused, or Truant – the credit denial is assigned and the student may file a petition during the Petition Processat the end of the semester. Petition forms will be made available during the last two weeks of the semester. Students will use theform to explain the reasons for the absences, how attendance or behavior has changed, actions taken, and why credit should begranted. A credit petition committee consisting of a building level administrator, a counselor, attendance officer, dean and teacherswill review the application and make a decision. If credit is denied, the student may ask the committee for a face‐to‐face hearing toappeal the denial. All decisions of the committee are final.Campus Access1. Closed CampusStudents are expected to remain on campus during the school day including lunch. Students are allowed to leave campus toparticipate in approved academic programs on another campus or with an approved community partner. Sometimes, however,life’s activities or non‐school events require a student to leave during the school day. Students in this situation must have verifiedparent approval, via a note or phone call, prior to checking out from school. Written requests must include a time of departure anddate. The student must check out and back in through the attendance office. Students who do not follow this procedure will beconsidered unexcused (truant) in all classes missed and will be subject to disciplinary action and grade penalty.2. Open PeriodParents may submit an application for their child to be allowed an open period in his or her schedule according to theadministrative rules of the Idaho Board of Education 8.02.02.220.05 and Idaho Code Section 33‐519. Students are limited to oneopen period (or release time) per day. No credit will be granted for open period activities. To sign up for an open period, a studentmust be able to provide his/her own transportation because he/she may not be allowed to remain on campus during the openperiod.- 13 -