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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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