ABSENCES/LIMITATIONS Clause Samples

ABSENCES/LIMITATIONS. Perfect attendance is defined as no absences and no tardies to school. East Central tracks period attendance. All students will report to their first period class by the time the first period bell rings. Students are limited to 5 parent/unexcused absences per semester. Absences due to medical reasons, field trips, and college visits will be placed in a separate category. Medical excuses must be original and from the office of a practicing physician. All medical excuses must be presented to school within one week of the student’s return to school. Follow-up phone calls are randomly made on parent and medical notes. The following intervention timeline will be used to address absences: • Absence 3: Letter mailed home. Contract completed with student, possible referral to ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Dearborn County Juvenile Probation (only if unexcused, no parent phone call). • Absence 5: Letter mailed home. Phone call or personal contact made with a student/parent. • Absence 6: 10-day suspension and recommendation for expulsion. Referral to ▇▇▇▇▇▇/Dearborn County Juvenile Probation. If the 6th absence occurs in the last 10 days of a semester, the 10-day suspension may be waived or shortened to meet student due process rights. (Final exams cannot be denied.) A student who misses more than 5 sessions of any class (parent or unexcused) in a semester will not receive credit for that class.