Excessive absences interfere with the orderly development of sound educational progress.
Records are kept of absences of all students and become a part of their permanent records. While students can make up work missed when absent, there is no substitute for the benefits of contact time with teachers and other students in the classroom. We believe that our policy will assist students, parents and staff in appreciating the value of a public education. Recognizing that some absences are unavoidable, students may be absent from class 5 times in a grading period and still receive credit based on academic achievement. Beginning with the 6th absence from class in a grading period, students will automatically fail that class for the grading period.