Attendance Policy K-12 ( continued ) P 5113
4 . At the time of notification , the student will be required to date and sign the warning / loss of credit sheet , indicating the impact of the student ’ s attendance on his / her credits . Notification may be sent home unsigned if the student ’ s absenteeism prevents the student from signing the notification in a timely manner . Students who lose credit as a result of this policy , will be given an opportunity to appear before an Appeals Committee .
The intent of this policy is not to say that a certain number of absences from school or a course are acceptable or allowable .
A . Unexcused Absences
A student ’ s absence from school shall be considered unexcused unless they meet one of the following criteria :
1 . The absence meets the definition for an excused absence ( including documentation requirements );
2 . The absence meets the definition of a disciplinary absence ;
3 . Students who stay out of school for an entire school day without parental or school consent are considered truant .
4 . After each truancy , the student will receive a written notification of possible loss of course credit in accordance with the following procedures :
a . Upon the student ’ s first truancy from school or from an individual class , the student shall be issued a written warning that an additional truancy from school or from the specified class , will result in a loss of ¼ credit in any classes from which the student was truant . The student shall be required to sign this notification . Notification may be sent home unsigned if the student ’ s absenteeism prevents the student from signing the notification in a timely manner . The student shall be provided a copy of this notification . Additional copies shall be maintained in the student ’ s records .
b . Upon the student ’ s second truancy from school or from an individual class , the student shall be issued a written notification that he / she has lost ¼ credit in any classes from which the student was truant . The student shall be required to sign this notification . Notification may be sent home unsigned if the student ’ s absenteeism prevents the student from signing the notification in a timely manner . The student shall be provided a copy of this notification . Additional copies shall be maintained in the student ’ s records .
c . A similar pattern of warnings and credit losses will be followed for subsequent truancies . A third truancy from school or from a specified class will result in a warning for potential loss of credit . A fourth truancy from school or from a specified class will result in an additional loss of credit .
5 . These absences will also count towards the total number of absences under the attendance policy .
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