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Regular attendance in every class is essential for student success. In the event that a student is absent, a note should be submitted to the main office upon the student’s return to school. Parents of students who are absent more than 10 days in a 30-day period will require a meeting with the district Attendance Intervention Team.

Student Absences and Excuses

Students returning from an absence require a written explanatory excuse from their parent(s) or legal guardian, stating the cause for the absence. The following causes are acceptable excuses for being absent: 

  1. Illness or injury of the student. 

  2. Participation in therapy services, include, without limitation, the treatment of autism spectrum disorder provided by a licensed health care practitioner or behavior analyst certified pursuant to Florida Statutes. 

  3. Serious illness or death in the student's family. 

  4. Inclement weather. 

  5. Official religious holiday of a religious sect or for religious instruction (see below). 

  6. Insurmountable conditions as determined by the school principal or other designated district or school personnel; and 

  7. A bus failure or irregular schedule which causes the absence or tardiness of a student who is eligible for and regularly transported by the district. 

  8. Students participating in educational activities which constitute a part of the school-approved instructional program are deemed in attendance. 

  9. Students shall be excused from attendance on a particular day or days, or for part of a day, and shall be excused from any examination, study, or work assignment for observation of a religious holiday or because the tenets of his or her religion forbid secular activity at such a time. Teachers shall give each student the opportunity to make-up any examination, study, or work assignment which has been missed for religious purposes and the student shall receive full credit for such work.