Student Absences

• If a student is absent any part of the school day or misses more than 10 minutes of any class period, he/she is considered absent.
  

• If a student is absent any part of the school day, a note from the parent is required within 48 hours from the students return to school.  
  

• A phone call to the Office is not required for students who are absent. If a phone call is made to the Office for an absence, it does not excuse the absence, a note within 48 hours is still needed.
  

• If a student is absent due to Professional Health Services or court, a note is recommended from their office.   
  

• If a student is at school any part of the day on the same day of a doctor's appointment and returns with a note from the doctor, this absence will be considered medical and not a regular absence.    
  

• For a student to be eligible to receive or renew a driver’s license, he/she must follow the Texas state law which requires the student to be present at least 90% of the days met in each class.

Tardies are accumulated on a nine week basis. Tardies are counted by each class period.

Consequences for tardies are as follows: 

• 1 tardy = warning

• 2 tardies = warning

• 3 tardies = teacher detentions

• 4= zero hour

• 5 = 2 zero hours

• 6 = Saturday School

• 7+ = ISS