Absences & Tardies

Absences & Tardies

• If your student is ill, please call the school and leave a message with the secretary, letting us know your child will not be at school. 
• If a student has one of the following illnesses or symptoms, he or she should not come to school: Strep Throat, Influenza, Fever, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Pink Eye, or other serious communicable diseases.
• If your student is absent for an extended period (more than 2 days), please send a doctor's note when your child returns.
• If you know that your student will be out of school for a funeral,  doctor's appointment, etc., please contact the school ahead of time, if possible, to excuse your child.
• Please help your students be on time each day for school.  Excessive tardies may result in unexcused absences.

Checking In/Out of School

• Students leaving school after the tardy bell (8:15) need to be checked out in the front office.
• If your student is tardy or comes to school after 8:45, you need to sign the student in at the front office.

Excessive Absences/Parent Notification

• We encourage you to contact the school if your child has excessive absences.  According to Utah Law, we will do the following to keep you informed of your student's attendance:

1.  Following the 5th absence:  Contact will be made with parents, by letter, informing them of the student's attendance.
2.  Following the 10th absence:  A parent/guardian meeting will be set up to plan ways to address the absences.
3.  Following the 15th absence:   There will be interventions.  If absences are unexcused, a Notice of Violation of Compulsory  Education may be issued.  (May result in a Class B Misdemeanor according to Utah Law).