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ATTENDANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
When your child is absent for the entire day:
- Full day absences not called in by telephone must be excused in writing to the Attendance Office within 48 hours of the student's return to school.
- Recorded absences not excused within 48 hours will remain unexcused. Remember: FCPS Attendance Policy states that a student with three(3) or more unexcused absences during any grading period will be assigned a failing grade for that quarter.
- Excused absences are limited to the following:
Illness of student
Medical or dental appointments
Attending religious observances
Death in the family
Suspensions (in most cases)
Approved pre-arranged absences
- Requests to excuse absences that are not covered in the list above should be made in advance directly to the SUBSCHOOL PRINCIPAL
When your child is late to school, (after 7:30 a.m.):
He/she must take a note and report to their Subschool Office to sign in and receive a pass to class. The tardy will be identified as either excused or unexcused. A phone call to the subschool administrative assistant may be made if a note is not possible :
SS1 (703) 426-1110
SS2 (703)426-1120
SS3 (703) 426-1130
SS4 (703) 426-1140
SS5 (703) 426-1150
SS6 (703) 426-1160
To excuse a late arrival, send a note stating why the student is tardy or call the subschool. The same policy applies to excusing tardies as it does for full day absences.
Tardies not excused within 48 hours will be recorded as unexcused.
Oversleeping, car trouble, missing rides or heavy traffic are not reasons to excuse a late arrival.
When your child needs to leave school early, the student should bring a note to their SUBSCHOOL Administrative Assistant IN THE MORNING BEFORE CLASS to be excused:
You must provide permission to have your child leave school grounds before 2:10 p.m. dismissal. Students, who leave campus without permission, will be subject to disciplinary procedures as stated in the FCPS Students Rights and Responsibilities.
You may request that your child be permitted to leave campus by sending a written note. Notes will be confirmed by phone from the subschool office. Please include a number where we can reach you. Phone call requests will be processed at 9:00a.m. and 12:30 p.m.only.
Students leaving school prior to 2:10 p.m. must sign out through their subschool office. Failure to do so will result in the student receiving an unexcused absence.
When your child has an absence that is planned:
College visits, out of town trips, etc., may be excused by submitting a note to the subschool office three (3) days prior to the absence.
A pre-arranged absence form will be given to your child, which they will take and have each teacher sign in order to received work that will be missed.
Completed forms are then returned to the subschool Assistant Principal for approval
Your child's make-up work:
Make-up work will receive credit only if the absence is excused
It is your child's responsibility to contact teachers to inquire about missed assignments.
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