School Attendance
Regular school attendance is an essential requirement for success in high school. Students cannot succeed and be successful in high school with poor school attendance. Time is the most important resource a school has and students
cannot learn if they are not in school. School attendance is taken each hour of the school day and becomes part of the permanent record and is included on transcripts.
The Board considers the following factors to be reasonable excuses for time missed at school:
1. Illness
2. Recovery from accident
3. Required court attendance
4. Professional appointments
5. Death in immediate family
6. Observation or celebration of a bona fide religious holiday
7. Suspensions from school
8. Such other good causes as may be acceptable to the District Administrator – Board Policy 5200
Parents have the opportunity to excuse their child from up to ten (10) school days during the year. If the number of days missed exceeds ten (10), documentation supporting the reason of absence may be required. In the case of a
student absence, parents are required to call the attendance office and give the name of the student, the reason for the absence, and if possible, an indication of the length of the absence. This procedure must be repeated each day of the absence. Waterford Union High School has a 24-hour recording service to report absences. Please call 534-3150
Eighteen and nineteen-year-old students are expected to comply in the same manner and must follow attendance policies.
Please try to schedule appointments outside of the regular school day. If the appointment is unavoidable and the student will need to leave school early, please send a note with your student to turn into the attendance office before school. A pass will be given to allow your student to leave early.
Students with excessive excused absences may be required to get documentation.
Students who become ill during the day need to check out with the attendance office before leaving the building.
Failure to check out through the attendance office results in detention.
Students who arrive late (7:35 A.M. or later) must check in at the attendance office. All doors will be locked except door number 1, (one) which is on Center St.
cannot learn if they are not in school. School attendance is taken each hour of the school day and becomes part of the permanent record and is included on transcripts.
The Board considers the following factors to be reasonable excuses for time missed at school:
1. Illness
2. Recovery from accident
3. Required court attendance
4. Professional appointments
5. Death in immediate family
6. Observation or celebration of a bona fide religious holiday
7. Suspensions from school
8. Such other good causes as may be acceptable to the District Administrator – Board Policy 5200
Parents have the opportunity to excuse their child from up to ten (10) school days during the year. If the number of days missed exceeds ten (10), documentation supporting the reason of absence may be required. In the case of a
student absence, parents are required to call the attendance office and give the name of the student, the reason for the absence, and if possible, an indication of the length of the absence. This procedure must be repeated each day of the absence. Waterford Union High School has a 24-hour recording service to report absences. Please call 534-3150
Eighteen and nineteen-year-old students are expected to comply in the same manner and must follow attendance policies.
Please try to schedule appointments outside of the regular school day. If the appointment is unavoidable and the student will need to leave school early, please send a note with your student to turn into the attendance office before school. A pass will be given to allow your student to leave early.
Students with excessive excused absences may be required to get documentation.
Students who become ill during the day need to check out with the attendance office before leaving the building.
Failure to check out through the attendance office results in detention.
Students who arrive late (7:35 A.M. or later) must check in at the attendance office. All doors will be locked except door number 1, (one) which is on Center St.