Failure to report an absence

Failure to report an absence will result in an unexcused absence. Parents/guardians will be notified when excessive absences occur. It is the student’s responsibility to make up missed school work.

Make-Up Work Due to Absences

All work missed, due to an absence must be completed to the satisfaction of the teacher. It is the student’s responsibility to contact each teacher to arrange for the make-up of all work missed. For excused absences, student will be given one day for each day absent to make up work.

Pre-Arranged Absences of Extended Length

Although pre-arranged absences are discouraged by staff and administration because they can detract from the educational process, parents/guardians may arrange for their child to accompany them on a family trip. Parents/guardians and students must be aware that these absences count as part of the twenty (20) absences permitted during the school year.

Students who will be absent from school for an extended period of time for the purpose of traveling must bring a note from the parent(s) or guardian(s) to the main office to obtain a travel form to be signed by all the student’s teachers.
The completed form must be submitted to the main office for approval a minimum of two days BEFORE the first day the absence is to begin.
Students who will miss school for the purpose of traveling are responsible for all schoolwork as per teacher instruction.

Signing Out During the School Day

Once the student has arrived at school, he/she is not allowed to leave the school premises without permission from the main office. Any violation of this rule will be treated the same as skipping school. If you find it necessary to leave school during the school day, the procedure is as follows:

Report to your teacher and ask for a pass to the main office.
Talk with the secretary in the main office and have your parents/guardians contacted.
If you return before the school day is over, report back to the main office to sign in.

Permission to leave school during the school day may be granted under the following conditions:

Personal illness of the student
Prearranged appointments authorized by parents/guardian
Emergency requests by parents
Other situations or conditions approved by the principal.

Tardiness

Being on time to school and classes is very important. It is the student’s responsibility to arrive at school on time. Whenever a student arrives to school more than 5 minutes late, he/she is to report to the office for an admit slip before going to class. Students who exhibit habitual tardiness will be referred to the office for further disciplinary action. Tardies, Late more than five minutes tardies, and excused tardies are all counted within this total.

A student is tardy if they enter class any time after the bell.
Tardiness to first period will not be excused.
Tardies are totalled per semester

Lamphere High School

Attendance

Attendance

Arrival and Dismissal Times

Descriptions for Absences

Procedures for Absences