Regular daily school attendance is not only important for success in school, but it is a great preparation for future vocational success as well. Nothing sends a clearer message to children about the importance of their education than to ensure that they are in school every day. Only illness, bereavement, family emergency, and medical or dental appointments constitute legitimate excused absences from school. 

• The school office should be notified any time that a student is absent for the day. 
• When a student returns after an absence, he should bring a signed note from a parent explaining the absence. 
• In the case of excused absences, the student will have an equivalent number of days to make up any missed work. If the absence was for an extended time, teachers will work with the student to make special arrangements for completing the missed work.
• In the case of unexcused absences, the student will be required to make up the work but will not be able to receive credit for work missed. 
• Parents should contact the school office in advance if they want to make arrangements for a student to be absent for other than the above reasons. 
• Attendance records will reflect a half-day absence for any student arriving before 12:00 p.m. Any student arriving by 9:30 a.m. will be counted for a full day of attendance. A student who arrives after 12:00 p.m. must be counted for a full day of absence. 
  Students must be present in school for at least three hours in order to participate in any extracurricular activities scheduled for that day. Special exceptions will be made at the discretion of the administrator only. 
• In cases of excessive, chronic tardiness, the administration may resort to more stringent consequences, such as after-school detentions, suspensions, or parent conferences to encourage punctuality. 
• Students who drive themselves to school will lose their privilege to drive to school for a period of at least two weeks if they accumulate more than three instances of morning tardiness in 30 days.