ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE
PARENTS, PLEASE NOTE: The school does not recognize or sanction a Senior Skip Day. Students who participate in such an event or activity will be credited with an unexcused absence.
Students are expected to attend all classes and are entitled to no class cuts. The State Board of Education governs reasons for excusing absences and / or tardies. Students must be present one-half of his / her instructional day in order to be counted present for the day. If they miss more than one-half of a class period, they will be counted absent from that class. In order to participate in extra-curricular activities, a student must be counted present on the day of participation.
The State Board of Education policy allows only the following circumstances as excused absences: 1. Personal illness 2. Death or illness of a family member 3. Recognized religious holidays observed by the student’ s faith 4. Absences mandated by a state agency 5. Conditions which render school attendance impossible or hazardous to the student’ s health and safety 6. Students who serve as a page in the Georgia General Assembly. ** ALL OTHER REASONS ARE UNEXCUSED **
PLEASE NOTE: A student with an unexcused absence may not make up work for that day.
ADMITTANCE AFTER ABSENCE If you are absent, you must bring a written statement from your parent / guardian to be given to the Attendance Office within THREE DAYS OF YOUR RETURN TO SCHOOL. This note should include the reason for absence, the dates of the absence( s), home and work phone numbers where a parent can be reached, and a parent signature. The Attendance office will not accept notes unless phone numbers are included. All parent notes will be kept on file in the Attendance Office. Additionally, all doctor or dentist visits must be documented by a note from the doctor.
COLLEGE VISITATIONS Seniors and juniors will be allowed two excused absences for the purpose of legitimate, organized visits to universities, colleges, technical or vocational schools. For visits to be counted as excused, the visit must be approved ahead of time through the Attendance Office( required: written note from a parent), and students must furnish the Attendance Office an official letter from the institution visited after the visit. This letter must be on official letterhead of the institution and must include the student ' s name, the date visited, and a brief statement of activities the student engaged in during the visit. The letter must be signed by an official of the institution.
DRIVER RESPONSIBILITY ACT Certificate of Enrollment( necessary to get driver ' s permit / license) The Teenage and Adult Driver Responsibility Act requires that local school systems certify whether or not a student ' s attendance pattern and discipline record allow him / her to have a Georgia driver ' s permit or license. This certificate must be presented before taking the test for driver ' s permit / license. The form may be obtained in the Attendance Office during the school year and in the Main Office during the summer months.
The local school is required by law to report to the Georgia Department of Public Safety non-compliance for any student who:
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