KHS Attendance/Tardy Guidelines
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Employers, colleges and universities emphasize the importance of punctuality and attendance. Poor attendance is a primary cause of failure in higher education and career. Like other values, regular attendance is directly related to the critical character traits of responsibility and accountability that promote success in high school. Important work occurs in classes each day and the opportunity for teachers and students to interact is the basis for high academic achievement. The quality of these experiences cannot be duplicated. Absences, whether excused or unexcused, affect academic performance and grades.
Excused Absences
Illness of the pupil; serious family illness (not including baby-sitting younger siblings); death in the immediate family; medical or dental appointments that cannot be made during non-school hours; religious observances; visits with a parent or legal guardian who is an active duty member of the military who has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or is immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting, with permission of the superintendent or designee; and/or any absence, which has prior approval of the grade level principal’s office are excused absences. Students who will be absent for reasons other than those listed above must seek approval by calling at least 48 hours in advance. When it is necessary for a student to be absent from any class, a parent or guardian is expected to call the appropriate grade level office and follow the directions to report absence for each grade by noon on the day of the absence. If contact has not been made by noon of the following day, the absence is unexcused.
Students who become ill during the school day are not to miss class without permission from the school nurse or administrator. Students must sign out with both the nurse and appropriate grade level office. IMPORTANT NOTE: A student reporting to school after 7:55 a.m. must sign in at the appropriate Grade Level Office. When a student is excused from school during the day, he/she is expected to sign out in the grade level office.
Tardies
Any student who is not in class when the bell rings and does not have a pass, is considered tardy.
1. Tardiness due to oversleeping or car problems will not be excused.
2. Tardies are considered on a semester basis; that is, your number of tardies in the first semester does not carry over to the second semester.
Consequences/Interventions (per semester)
First to Third Offense(s)
a. Teacher discretion (may include a detention) Fourth and Fifth Offenses
b. A detention will be issued by the teacher and must be served by the end of the following school day. The teacher will call home for any detention assigned. Grade levels must receive a copy of the assigned detention by the end of the school day.
Subsequent Offenses
a. Referral written to Administrator; a phone call to parent, detentions, extended detentions
and/or ISS.
Unexcused Absences
1. Unexcused absences from class (one to two periods)
Consequences:
a. First, second and third offense(s) two detentions
b. Fourth offense two extended detentions
c. Fifth offense ISS for two days
d. Sixth offense up to three days ISS / or Administrator discretion
e. Subsequent offenses up to three days ISS, then five, then seven, then ten days of OSS. Any ten day suspension may be referred to the Assistant Superintendent for a discipline hearing.
2. Leaving Campus Without Permission or being in an unauthorized area (lunch, illness, I.P., etc)
Consequences:
a. First offense one hour of detention and/or one week LOP
b. Second offense two hours of detention and/or LOP for two weeks
c. Third offense extended detention or four hours of detention and/or four weeks of LOP
d. Fourth and fifth offense(s) LOP one quarter
e. Sixth offense ISS up to three days and/or LOP one quarter
f. Subsequent offenses up to three days OSS, then five, then seven, then ten days of OSS and LOP for a minimum of one quarter. Any ten day suspension may be referred to the Assistant Superintendent for a discipline hearing.
3. Truancy From School (three periods or more missed in one school day unexcused)
Consequences:
a. First offense extended detention
b. Second offense two extended detentions
c. Third offense two days ISS
d. Fourth offense three days ISS
e. Subsequent offenses up to three days OSS, then five, then seven, then ten days of OSS / discretion of administrator. Any ten day suspension may be referred to the Assistant Superintendent for a discipline hearing.
