Procedure for lining up for class Students are allowed to be on campus no earlier than 8:00 a.m. in order to be supervised. As students arrive they stand in the front of the school and should not cross the yellow line that begins just past the main office. Kindergarten students will remain behind the yellow line. Please ensure your child is on time daily. Start the year off right by establishing good habits!<\/p>\n
Procedure for Reporting your child’s absence<\/strong>: Please call the school office at 797-5940 and follow the prompts to report your child’s absence before 8:30 a.m. Clearly state your child’s first and last name, his teacher or room number and the reason for the absence- illness, out of town, doctor’s appointment, etc.-and your name and relationship to the student. Our answering machine accepts calls 24 hours a day. If we don’t receive your call, then we must contact you to ensure your child is accounted for and safe!<\/p>\n Students AR 5113 Page 1 of 6<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A student’s absence shall be excused for the following reasons:<\/p>\n MFCC licensee.<\/p>\n 48205)<\/p>\n conducted in California or three days if the service is conducted out-of-state.<\/p>\n spouse, son\/son-in-law, daughter-daughter-in-law, brother, sister, or any relative<\/p>\n living in the immediate household of the student. (Education Code 45194)<\/p>\n school hours. (Education Code 48205)<\/p>\n (Education Code 48216)<\/p>\n (cf. 5141.31–Immunizations)<\/p>\n immunized for a contagious disease.<\/p>\n designee) to obtain confidential medical services. The pupil is to return a copy of the<\/p>\n medical professionals appointment verification form. Education Code 46010.1)<\/p>\n Pupils, with the written consent of their parents or guardians, may be excused from school<\/p>\n in order to participate in religious instruction or exercises in accordance with district<\/p>\n policy. Attendance at religious instruction or exercises meets the ADA requirements if the<\/p>\n written consent and the following conditions are complied with:<\/p>\n month.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students AR 5113<\/strong><\/p>\n Page 2 of 6 Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 40805) as listed below with stated limitations and upon written request of the parent or<\/p>\n guardian and prior approval of the Principal or his\/her designee.<\/p>\n When contemplating an absence for Justifiable Personal Reasons, the parents\/guardians<\/p>\n should write the principal to ask that the expected absence be excused. The principal or<\/p>\n designee shall approve or disapprove the request pursuant to uniform district standards.<\/p>\n The principal or designee may deny the request if he\/she believes that the absence would be<\/p>\n educationally harmful to the student or set a poor example in matters of school attendance<\/p>\n for the student or other students. If the request is denied, reasons will be given.<\/p>\n Justifiable Personal Reasons include:<\/p>\n friend of family, or other person not a member of the immediate family.<\/p>\n year for family emergencies after considering the circumstances.<\/p>\n Parents can request an Independent Study Contract when they know that their child will be<\/p>\n absent from school for 5 or more consecutive school days. (BP\/AR 6158)<\/p>\n Make-up Work for Legally Excused Absences and Justifiable Personal Excused Absences<\/p>\n student shall be allowed to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that<\/p>\n can be reasonably provided. Upon satisfactory completion within a reasonable period of<\/p>\n time, the student shall be given full credit for assignments and tests completed. The teacher<\/p>\n shall determine what tests and assignments shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not<\/p>\n necessarily identical to, the tests and assignments that the pupil missed during the absence.<\/p>\n (Education Code 48205)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Excessive Excused Absences:<\/p>\n An administrator or his\/her designee shall call a parent conference for each student when the<\/p>\n student has accumulated ten (10) days of scattered absences during any school year.<\/p>\n Depending upon the situation, and as appropriate, the conference should involve site staff,<\/p>\n the school nurse, the student study team, etc. The principal or designee may require doctor<\/p>\n verification to excuse additional absences.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students AR 5113<\/strong><\/p>\n Page 3 of 6 Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Method of Verification<\/p>\n When students who have been absent return to school, they must present a satisfactory<\/p>\n explanation verifying the reason for the absence. The following methods may be used to verify<\/p>\n student absences:<\/p>\n shall provide their own excuses for absences. (Education Code 46012)<\/p>\n parent\/guardian or parent representative. The employee shall subsequently record the<\/p>\n following:<\/p>\n for the reasons stated. A written recording shall be made, including information outlined<\/p>\n above.<\/p>\n When excusing students for confidential medical services or verifying such appointments,<\/p>\n district staff shall not ask the purpose of such appointments. Staff may contact a doctor or<\/p>\n medical office only to verify the time of the appointment. When a student volunteers<\/p>\n confidential medical information to a district staff member, the staff member should<\/p>\n suggest that the student consult his\/her parent\/guardian or doctor, or seek medical advice<\/p>\n from the city or county department of health.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Truancy<\/p>\n Strategies for Addressing Truancy:<\/p>\n absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse on<\/p>\n three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, is a truant and shall be<\/p>\n reported to the attendance supervisor or to the Director of Pupil Services. (Education Code<\/p>\n 48260)<\/p>\n Education Code 48205 or in these Administrative Regulations, AR 5113, the absence is<\/p>\n unexcused. If it is one of the first 3 unexcused absences, it is included in the total for the<\/p>\n truant classification, which happens on the third unexcused absence.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students AR 5113<\/strong><\/p>\n Page 4 of 6 Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The students parent\/guardian, upon the first report of a student-classified as a truant shall<\/p>\n be notified by first-class mail or other reasonable means, of the following: (Education<\/p>\n Code 48260.5)<\/p>\n the law and subject to prosecution pursuant to Education Code 48290 et seq.<\/p>\n the solution to the student’s truancy.<\/p>\n driving privilege pursuant to Section 13202.7 of the Vehicle Code.<\/p>\n attend classes with the pupil for one day.<\/p>\n excuse for one or more days or tardy on one or more days shall again be reported to the<\/p>\n Director of Pupil Services. The parent\/guardian will be notified again and advised that<\/p>\n further unexcused absences may result in a referral to SARB. (Education Code 48261)<\/p>\n member shall make every effort to hold at least one conference with the student and<\/p>\n parent\/guardian.<\/p>\n Students reported as truant three or more times during the year shall be classified as<\/p>\n habitually truant only if such a conference was attempted. The school should make every<\/p>\n effort to hold a SARP hearing. If the SARP is not successful due to non-attendance or noncompliance,<\/p>\n the student may then be referred to SARB.<\/p>\n achieving regular school attendance, including:<\/p>\n about the provisions of Vehicle Code 13202.7, authorizing the suspension of delay of<\/p>\n driving privileges for habitual truants who are wards of the court.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students AR 5113<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Page 5 of 6 Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n whom the county juvenile court has judged to be a habitual truant or habitually<\/p>\n insubordinate or disorderly during attendance at school is reported as truant from school<\/p>\n one or more days or tardy on one or more days without a valid excuse during the same or a<\/p>\n succeeding school year. (Education Code 48267)<\/p>\n probation, the Superintendent or designee shall so inform the principal or designee of the<\/p>\n school the student attends. The principal or designee shall disclose the information<\/p>\n received about the student to no other person except as required by law. If such a student is<\/p>\n truant or demonstrates habitual insubordination, the principal or designee shall so inform<\/p>\n the juvenile court and the student’s probation officer within ten days. (Education Code<\/p>\n 48267)<\/p>\n LEGAL REFERENCE<\/p>\n BOARD POLICIES:<\/p>\n 6158 Independent Study<\/p>\n 6159 Vista Alternative School<\/p>\n 6200 Adult School<\/p>\n EDUCATION CODE:<\/p>\n 1740 Employment of personnel to supervise attendance (county superintendent)<\/p>\n 37223 Weekend classes<\/p>\n 41601 Reports of average daily attendance<\/p>\n 46000 Records (attendance)<\/p>\n 46010-46014 Absences<\/p>\n 46110-46119 Attendance in kindergarten and elementary schools<\/p>\n 46140-46147 Attendance in junior high and high schools<\/p>\n 48200-48208 Children ages 6-18 (compulsory full-time attendance)<\/p>\n 48240-48246 Supervisors of attendance<\/p>\n 48260-48273 Truants<\/p>\n 48290-48296 Failure to comply; complaints against parents<\/p>\n 48320-48324 School attendance review boards<\/p>\n 48340-48341 Improvement of student attendance<\/p>\n 49067 Unexcused absences as cause of failing grade<\/p>\n VEHICLE CODE:<\/p>\n 13202.7 Driving privileges; minors, suspension or delay for habitual truancy<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Students AR 5113 Page 6 of 6<\/strong><\/p>\n Absences and Excuses<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n LEGAL REFERENCE CONTINUED<\/p>\n WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE:<\/p>\n 601-601.4 Habitually truant minors<\/p>\n 11253.5 Compulsory school attendance<\/p>\n CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5:<\/p>\n 306 Explanation of absence<\/p>\n 420-421 Record of verification of absence due to illness and other causes<\/p>\n Regulation Established:<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Procedure for lining up for class Students are allowed to be on campus no earlier than 8:00 a.m. in order to be supervised. 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