There will NOT be any return/reply contact. It is the parents' responsibility to check Parent Portal for updated absences. Absent notes must be submitted within (3) days of student returning. Phone calls are not accepted. Please note that a written notification ONLY explains why the child was not in class, it does not erase the absence from their school records.
Acceptable reasons for a school absence include, but are not limited to personal illness, death in the family, family emergency, and any unusual or extenuating circumstances acceptable to the principal.
Only 6 absences for any of the aforementioned reasons may be excused by a note from a parent within a school year. Any additional absences will be unexcused unless a physician's note is provided. If a student incurs 3 or more unexcused absences within a four-week period, the parent will receive an Attendance Warning Notice (AWN) from the Associate Principal. Texas Education Code 25.092 states, "a student may not receive credit for a class unless that student is in attendance more than 90% of the days that class is offered." It is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school.
* A form needs to be completed for EACH day a student is absent. *
