Attendance

Attendance and success in school go hand in hand.
By law, students must be in school unless they are ill or at a medical appointment.
Parents should notify the school of any absence by 9:00 a.m. on the day of the absence. Call 757-5454, ext. 201 to report all absences.

Holmes is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave campus without permission.
Before school, bring a note to the Attendance Office signed by your parent or guardian stating the time and reason for which you must leave.
Pick up your off-campus pass and sign-out at the Attendance Office before you leave campus.
If you must leave during the school day, an adult that is listed on your emergency card must pick you up.
If you return to school before the end of the day, you must sign in at the Attendance Office.

If you miss a class for any reason, it is your responsibility to contact a classmate to get any assignments and make up missed work. It is a good idea to have a pre-arranged student buddy who will gather your assignments for you whenever you are absent.
When absences are for illness or other excused reasons, usually work may be made up.
When absences are for suspensions and/or unexcused reasons, work may be accepted for partial credit only or it may not be accepted at all.
For absences of less than 4 days, contact class members for the work.
On the third day of an absence, your parent/guardian may call the counseling office to request that work be collected for you from your teachers. The number is 757-5450 ext 115.

You are expected to be on time for your classes. Tardiness will result in a teacher/student-arranged detention.
If you are tardy frequently, your parents will be contacted, you will receive detention, in-house suspension, etc.

Tardy Policy: For each quarter, every staff member will implement the following tardy policy.

1st tardy: consequences are at the teacher's discretion; parent contact advised.
2nd tardy: consequences are at the teacher's discretion - detention encouraged; parent contact required if they were not contacted after the first tardy.
All subsequent tardies: office referral - one hour detention will be assigned per tardy (more severe consequences may be applied if necessary).

NOTE: Students who do not serve assigned detention with a staff member will be referred to the administration office.

If you are absent, you must hand in a note to the attendance office (the very next day you return to school) that has been signed by your parent/guardian indicating your name, date of absence, and reason for the absence or have your parent/guardian call the attendance office with your name, date of absence, and reason for the absence. The attendance office telephone number is 757-5453, ext. 201.
If the attendance office does not receive either a parent note or phone call regarding your absence, you will serve after school detention. Failure to serve detention will result in further disciplinary action.

As soon as you return to school, report to the Attendance Office with a note signed by a parent/guardian. Do this before your first class.
As soon as you have dropped off your note, head directly to class. Do not be tardy.

If you are not in your assigned class, after-school detention will be assigned.
If you have been reported absent (unexcused) 3 times, you will be identified as a habitual truant and further disciplinary action will be taken.

A student who misses 3 classes during a school year without a parent/medical excuse is legally truant.
If you are truant, your parents will be informed by letter of your unexcused absences.
Students who are habitually truant may be referred to the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB).
In the event that you are referred to SARB, you and your parent(s) must attend the SARB hearing to determine a solution for the truancy problem. Representatives from the school, the police department, and other community agencies will attend the SARB hearing as well.
If the truancy issue continues, parents will be notified in writing that their child's attendance information has been forwarded to the district office for follow-up with the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB)

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