Pupils are required to attend regularly and punctually the school in which they are enrolled. Holidays and other non-attendance days are noted in the district academic calendar.

Tardiness

A student is considered tardy if he or she arrives after the designated school start time or leaves before the end of the instructional day. Students must be checked in or out of school by a parent, guardian or authorized adult. Late arrivals or early dismissals will be counted as an absence or tardy according to the arrival/departure time. The process for determining whether tardiness is excused or unexcused is identical to that for excused and unexcused absences.

Truancy

Any pupil who has been absent from school without valid excuse for three days or more, or tardy without valid excuse on three days or more, is a truant. A pupil who has been reported as a truant two or more times is considered a habitual truant. Habitual truancy is defined as having six unexcused absences or six unexcused tardies. Absence for 60 minutes or less shall be considered tardiness.

Resources

Interventions: Three truancy prevention programs provide help for students and/or their families.