BINGHAM ATTENDANCE RULES
ATTENDANCE
Parents/guardians have primary responsibility for regular student attendance at school. School staff and students also share in that responsibility.
• Students are expected to be in attendance every school day in order to receive maximum benefit from their education experiences. Parents/guardians are expected to ensure that their children attend school regularly and arrive on time. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to notify school officials of legitimate absences. All absences must be excused by a parent note within 5 days of the absence in order for the absence to be excused. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence. 4 or more unexcused absences (or one verified sluff) will result in a No-Grade (NG) for the class until the student makes up the excessive absences in Attendance School. Excused absences are defined by verified written notes, phone calls and in-person parent visits. The parent/guardian must contact the attendance office to confirm a checkout prior to the student’s leaving during the school day.
• If a student is legitimately absent from class, it is his/her responsibility to contact the teacher regarding make-up work. If a student is tardy for class, it is his/her responsibility to contact the school office, teacher, or utilize any other established school procedure so that an unexcused absence is not assessed. It is also a student’s responsibility to obtain a checkout slip from the office when he/she must leave during the school day.
Students who have not met the attendance requirement but have received a passing grade will receive “no grade” (NG) if the excessive absences are not made up or waived through the review process. “NG” is not available to students who failed academically; those students will receive an “F” grade regardless of their attendance. For athletic eligibility purposes, student government, and other programs that have a minimum GPA requirement, “NG” is counted as a failing grade.
• Students released from their regular classes to participate in school approved, extra-curricular activities are not considered absent.
• Absences due to suspensions or confinement in county detention do not need to be made up. However assignments from each class must be made up according to individual teachers’ disclosures.
• The “make-up” of excessive absences in attendance school does not excuse students from completing the class work and assignments missed during the absences. Make-up of the missed work is subject to requirements outlined in individual teachers’ disclosures.
• Excessive absences may also result in suspension, and/or referral to Jordan School District Truancy School, and/or Juvenile Court for non-compliance with Utah Compulsory Education Law (Utah Code 53A-11-101).
PARENT/GUARDIAN AND STUDENT ACCESS
Bingham High School provides computerized attendance information, updated daily, to assist parents/guardians and students. Students and parents/guardians may check class grades and attendance records through the Skyward gradebook system. In addition, parents/guardians may set their own preferences in Skyward for receiving Skylerts by phone, e-mail, or text message to notify them of absences on a daily basis. A link to Skyward gradebook is provided at www.binghamminers.org. In addition, parent/guardians may check attendance by calling the attendance office at (801) 256-5110 between 7:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Parents/guardians have primary responsibility for regular student attendance at school. School staff and students also share in that responsibility.
• Students are expected to be in attendance every school day in order to receive maximum benefit from their education experiences. Parents/guardians are expected to ensure that their children attend school regularly and arrive on time. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to notify school officials of legitimate absences. All absences must be excused by a parent note within 5 days of the absence in order for the absence to be excused. Failure to do so will result in an unexcused absence. 4 or more unexcused absences (or one verified sluff) will result in a No-Grade (NG) for the class until the student makes up the excessive absences in Attendance School. Excused absences are defined by verified written notes, phone calls and in-person parent visits. The parent/guardian must contact the attendance office to confirm a checkout prior to the student’s leaving during the school day.
• If a student is legitimately absent from class, it is his/her responsibility to contact the teacher regarding make-up work. If a student is tardy for class, it is his/her responsibility to contact the school office, teacher, or utilize any other established school procedure so that an unexcused absence is not assessed. It is also a student’s responsibility to obtain a checkout slip from the office when he/she must leave during the school day.
Students who have not met the attendance requirement but have received a passing grade will receive “no grade” (NG) if the excessive absences are not made up or waived through the review process. “NG” is not available to students who failed academically; those students will receive an “F” grade regardless of their attendance. For athletic eligibility purposes, student government, and other programs that have a minimum GPA requirement, “NG” is counted as a failing grade.
• Students released from their regular classes to participate in school approved, extra-curricular activities are not considered absent.
• Absences due to suspensions or confinement in county detention do not need to be made up. However assignments from each class must be made up according to individual teachers’ disclosures.
• The “make-up” of excessive absences in attendance school does not excuse students from completing the class work and assignments missed during the absences. Make-up of the missed work is subject to requirements outlined in individual teachers’ disclosures.
• Excessive absences may also result in suspension, and/or referral to Jordan School District Truancy School, and/or Juvenile Court for non-compliance with Utah Compulsory Education Law (Utah Code 53A-11-101).
PARENT/GUARDIAN AND STUDENT ACCESS
Bingham High School provides computerized attendance information, updated daily, to assist parents/guardians and students. Students and parents/guardians may check class grades and attendance records through the Skyward gradebook system. In addition, parents/guardians may set their own preferences in Skyward for receiving Skylerts by phone, e-mail, or text message to notify them of absences on a daily basis. A link to Skyward gradebook is provided at www.binghamminers.org. In addition, parent/guardians may check attendance by calling the attendance office at (801) 256-5110 between 7:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.