Attendance Policy
Scope: This policy applies to all families with children enrolled in the Appoquinimink
School District, to all members of the general public, and to all school district employees.
Purpose: To establish compulsory attendance regulations.
Attendance is compulsory for those between the ages of 5 and 16. The district shall
comply with all attendance laws and regulations of the state.
Students must attend school each day it is in session. The following conditions only
will result in an excused absence:
- Illness of the student
- Medical diagnosis and/or treatment
- Death in the immediate family; funerals of other relatives or close friends, not toexceed one day in the locality or three days if outside the state.
- Contagious disease in the home of the child subject to regulations of the Davisonof Public Health, Department of Health and Social Services
- Legal business requiring the student’s presence
- Suspension or expulsion from school
- Observance of religious holidays
- Approved college visits during the junior or senior year
- Authorized school‐sponsored activities
- A pre‐approved family vacation beyond the student’s control ‐ not to exceed five (5)consecutive school days
Absences for any other reason shall be considered unexcused. Students who are
absent for three days or more without a legal excuse shall be considered truant.
A referral shall be made to the visiting teacher/social worker who shall take appropriate
action.
No student under the age of 18 may withdraw from school unless his/her parent/guardian signs a formal withdraw form.
The visiting teacher/social worker shall use whatever resources are available to assist
and encourage the student to complete his/her education.
The Superintendent or designee shall develop specific procedures for tracking
attendance and for referral and intervention in cases of violation of school attendance law.
PREARRANGED ABSENCE
A prearranged absence is a student's absence from school for one or more days to
visit a college or university or for other educational activities approved by the
principal. The absence should be prearranged by writing the principal, giving the full
particulars of the absence. Approval for such absences should be sought, where
practicable, at least two (2) weeks prior to the date on which the absence is to
occur. Upon the development of a plan by student and teacher for making up the
assignments to be missed, the principal may then define the absence as excused.
Prearranged absences will not be approved during the DSTP, PSAT, AP exams,
midterm exams, and final exams.
Students who must leave the building due to an emergency or some other reason
which did not permit a prearranged absence must receive approval from the
principal or his/her designee. The student is then responsible for completing the
sign‐out procedure before leaving the building and must present the required parental
note of explanation upon his/her return to school.
LONG TERM LEAVE
For students who relocate out of state for any time longer than a five (5) day
vacation, the parent/guardian must provide documentation that the student has
relocated out of state and the student must be withdrawn. The parent/guardian
must re‐enroll the student in the District once the family returns to the area. The
school cannot ensure that the student will be able to be placed back in the
original classroom.
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