Attendance Policy
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Being ready for school is part of the three "R"'s at Brookfield. Students should be ready to learn when they arrive.

Students are expected to attend school regularly. When students are absent, make-up work will be given and all work will need to be completed in a timely manner as instructed by the teacher. If an absence is preplanned efforts will be made to send home make-up work before the absence.

General
Students shall follow their assigned daily schedules unless properly excused by the
principal or authorized representative. Each student shall provide a satisfactory written
explanation from his or her parent or guardian for any absence from class and for the
release of the student from school during the school day. Principals may at their discretion
accept a personal or telephone contact with the parent or guardian in lieu of a written
excuse for a student's absence. Justifiable absences include those due to illness of the
student, death in the family, medical or dental appointment, personal religious obligations,
or other reasons acceptable to the principal.

All-Day Absences
Whenever any student accumulates a total of five unexcused days of absence in a school
year, the school will refer the student to the attendance officer, and a plan to resolve the
nonattendance will be developed. If an additional unexcused absence occurs in the same
school year, a conference will be scheduled. If a further unexcused absence occurs in the
school year, the attendance officer will file a complaint with the Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court as described in Section 22.1-258 of the Code of Virginia. The current
version of Regulation 2234 provides additional details.

Extended Vacations
If an extended vacation has been planned during the school year, parents must notify the school in advance.