ABSENT or TARDY

If your child will be ABSENT or TARDY, please contact the RCMS Attendance Office by either a phone call or an e-mail. 

Phone: 703.925-3636 (24 hours a day)

Email: CarsonMS.Attendance@fcps.edu

Excused absences include: Illness of student, death in the family, medical or dental appointments and observance of religious holidays.

Absences will be considered unexcused for: family/student vacation, child care situations, non-school related activities, missed school bus, traffic, & over-sleeping.
Late arrivals due to doctor or dentist appointments do require proof of a receipt, or the “Please admit to school slip” given by local orthodontists.

EARLY DISMISSAL
When a student leaves school premises during school hours, for any reason, advance notice to the front office is required. Your child must bring a signed note to the front office first thing in the morning with the time and reason for the early dismissal. Your child will be given a pass to meet you in the office at the requested time.  Please refrain from calling or emailing the attendance office for early dismissals.

PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES

Please send a signed note in order to pre-arrange an absence for your child.  Send the signed note with the dates and the reason for the absence to the front office, three (3) school days in advance. Mr. Frattali will review the request.  We will give your child a form to take to their teachers to sign and the student will be given his or her assignments for the period of their absence. The student must return the form to the front office.

Please do not email requests for a pre-arranged absence to the attendance email.

TIPS for PICKING UP YOUR CHILD

You must come to the front office to pick up your child for early dismissal.

Due to school bus and traffic congestion, we recommend that you pick up your child for early dismissal no later than 2:30pm.  After 2:30pm, you may encounter delays in picking up your child.

Please bring your photo ID when you pick up your child for early dismissal.