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Attendance Policies

To receive maximum benefit of the instructional program, children need to attend regularly. Occasionally, however, illness or other legitimate reasons necessitate that a child misses school:

Absence Procedures

  • Each morning at 9:15 a.m., parents of children marked absent will receive an automated email and text message. A voice message will be delivered if the text and email fail to send. Parents of students with a known absence (e.g. educational trip, multi-day illness, scheduled appointment) will not receive absence notifications. Please do not call the school to report an absence. 
  • Upon returning to school, students will receive an excuse card that the parent or guardian must complete, sign, and return to school. Excuse cards may be written at home and signed by a parent or guardian, and a photograph of the note may be emailed to hh-attendance@l-spioneers.org.
  • Absences for which excuse cards are not returned within 5 days will be recorded as unexcused absences.
  • A child who reports after 10 a.m. or leaves before 2 p.m. will be considered absent for one half day. 

Excused Absences

  • Reasons for excused absences include illness, death in the family, family emergency, and educational trips.
  • Upon accumulation of 15 days of excused absence, a doctor's note may be required for any/all subsequent absences.

Educational Trips

  • Absences for educational trips will only be excused with prior approval from the building principal upon receipt of a Trip Request form.
  • Please communicate with your child's teacher at least one week prior to the trip. Students will be able to keep up with their schoolwork using Schoology.
  • Please Note: The maximum number of days absent permitted under this policy is five (5) days per year. 

Tardies

Students who arrive between 9:05 a.m. and 10 a.m. will be considered tardy, as will students who leave after 2 p.m. 

Excuse Cards

  • Excuse cards are required for each absence, even if the absence is a partial day for a doctor or dentist appointment.
  • Since the Pennsylvania Department of Education requires excuse cards for all excused absences, we are forced to mark absences without excuse cards as unexcused, regardless of the reason.
  • Please complete an excuse card and return it as soon as your child returns to school. 

How to Submit Excuse Cards Using Email

  • An excuse card can be written on any piece of paper and may be submitted electronically as long as there is a photograph of an original signature. 
  • Parents are encouraged to write a note with an original signature, take a picture of the note, and email it to the office. 
  • The only notes that will be accepted via email will be those that contain photos or scans with original signatures. Please send to HH-attendance@l-spioneers.org