ABSENCE REVIEW PROCESS
Students and their parents may appeal to the Absence Review Committee to waive or reduce the make-up requirement for absences in excess of the three allowed per class per quarter. Reviews are reserved for uncontrollable attendance issues, i.e., physician-verifiable illness, bereavement, court appearances, verified emergencies, etc. The waiving of a student's attendance obligations through the absence review process is infrequent. Official absence review forms are obtained from and submitted to the Attendance Office. Students may pick up the processed absence review application from the Attendance Office to learn if the absence was excused. To be considered, reviewed absences must meet the following criteria:
. The school must have been notified of the absence within 5 days of the absence.
. Verification by a physician is required for absences due to illness. Doctor or dental appointments require a note from the office visited, a family wedding or funeral excusal requires a program and a court date requires a court document.
. The absence review form must be fully completed. Absence review forms must be submitted no later than five days prior to the end of the quarter to allow a timely response. Reviews may be requested for absences that occur after that date, but these may not be considered until after the quarter ends and, if granted, will be retroactive. The Absence Review Committee will not rule favorably on the following: verified truancies; leaving school without checking out properly; unverified illness where absence is excessive; absences not excused with a call from parents at the time of the absence or within five (5) school days of the student's return to school.
. The school must have been notified of the absence within 5 days of the absence.
. Verification by a physician is required for absences due to illness. Doctor or dental appointments require a note from the office visited, a family wedding or funeral excusal requires a program and a court date requires a court document.
. The absence review form must be fully completed. Absence review forms must be submitted no later than five days prior to the end of the quarter to allow a timely response. Reviews may be requested for absences that occur after that date, but these may not be considered until after the quarter ends and, if granted, will be retroactive. The Absence Review Committee will not rule favorably on the following: verified truancies; leaving school without checking out properly; unverified illness where absence is excessive; absences not excused with a call from parents at the time of the absence or within five (5) school days of the student's return to school.