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Attendance & Absences

Reporting Student Absences

Regular attendance is key to your student's success. If your child will be absent, tardy, or departing early, please notify the school office by phone or email as early as possible on the day of the absence.

When reporting, please include:

  1. Student’s full name

  2. Grade level and teacher’s name

  3. Date(s) of absence

  4. Specific reason for the absence (e.g., illness, medical appointment, family emergency)

  5. Name and contact phone number of the person reporting

District Attendance Policy

Guidelines for Determining Student Attendance

A student should stay home (or be sent home) if they exhibit any of the following:

  • Undiagnosed skin eruptions / rashes
  • Nausea / vomiting / diarrhea
  • Severe abdominal pain
  • Fever of 100 degrees or higher
  • Disruptive, persistent cough
  • Loss of taste and / or smell
Other conditions that are indicators of illness and are considered when determining illness:
  • Decreased activity – droopy, tired appearance
  • Irritable behavior
  • Sore throat / swollen glands
  • Runny nose / cough
  • Eye drainage (excessive drainage and significant discomfort)
When can a child return to school?

After 24 hours of medication for the following conditions:

  • Strep throat
  • Infected skin eruptions
  • Other conditions requiring antibiotics

    • Exception: If being treated for Pertussis, student must be on antibiotics for 5 days before returning to school

The student has been free of the following conditions for at least 24 hours:

  • Fever (without benefit of fever-reducing medication)
  • Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the absence of other symptoms of illness

The student has been free of the following conditions for at least 48 hours:

  • Vomiting and/or diarrhea when accompanied by other symptoms of illness