TABLE OF CONTENTS - Pascack Valley Regional School District

he/she cannot make up the course in summer school.TARDINESSTardiness deprives a student of a thorough and efficient education. Promptness is aresponsibility of both the student and the parent/guardian. Three incidents oftardiness shall equal one late absence.CALCULATING ABSENCES, TARDINESS, CUTSLate (0-19) minutes after late bell rings)a. 3 lates = 1 late absenceb. 6 lates = 2 late absences and 1 Late Cutc. 9 lates = 3 late absences and 1 Late Cutd. 12 lates = 4 late absences and 2 Late Cutse. 15 lates = 5 late absences and 2 Late Cutsf. 18 lates = 6 late absences and 3 Late Cuts *Loss of creditLate Cut: Every 6 lates = 1 Late Cuta. 3 Late Cuts = Loss of creditFull Cut: Student who deliberately cuts a class:a. 1 Cut = 1 absenceb. 2 Cuts = 2 absencesc. 3 Cuts = 3 absences and *Loss of CreditA student who is 20 minutes or more late to class:a. With a verified excuse = 1 absenceb. Without a verified excuse = 1 cutAbsences: Full year course19 absences = Loss of creditRecognizing that emergency situations do occur, the Board of Education stipulatesthat a continuous review process and an appeal procedure are essential componentsof the administrative procedures. The administration shall develop detailedregulations to implement this policy in the schools and present them to the Boardfor approval so that they may be clearly understood to represent the official policyof the district.Parents/guardians and students shall be informed of these minimum attendancerequirements at the beginning of the school year.See the complete Policy 5200 on our website at www.pascack.k12.nj.us or in thesummer mailing.Parent RoleParents are to telephone Mr. Bob Buesser, Attendance Officer at 201-358-7060,Extension 24000 whenever their child will be absent. Please call before 8:30 a.m.Telephone calls are necessary for safety reasons; please note that telephone calls arenot a substitute for an absence note.Following an absence, a student must report immediately to the attendance officeupon returning to school. The student must present a note from his/herparent/guardian with the full name of student, date absent, and reason for absences,parent/guardian signature, and phone number where parent/guardian can be reachedduring the day. If under a doctor’s care, submit a doctor’s note within three days uponreturn to school. Retroactive doctor’s notes will not be accepted. A one-day graceperiod is allowed.13