3.Medical excuses are due upon the return of the student to school. These excuses shall be submitted to the attendance secretary or student's guidance counselor. Medical excuses shall not be accepted later than one week following the student's return except when prior arrangements are made with the FCHS administration. Included in the conference will be a review of the student's absences, and reiteration of the consequences for excessive absences that may lead to a possible declaration of ineligibility to earn further credit. Generally, the extenuating circumstances form is to be completed by the parents and a doctor.
Parents are responsible to return the completed form in a timely fashion.
In situations that may lead to a denial of extenuating circumstances status, a parental conference with a counselor, the school nurse, and an administrator will be held. The parents and the students will be responsible to explain their request. Following the conference, the school personnel will make a determination on the student's status and report the approval or denial of the extenuating circumstance status to the parents. Such students shall be considered to be habitual truants and, therefore, shall be reported to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for license suspension. Parents shall be notified of the student's ineligibility to earn further credit.