Show School district outlines 73 1972 attendance policy The South Sanpete School Board believes that each day In school Is of vital Importance to every student It can be shown that continued and excessive absences cause students to get behind and become discouraged with school It can also ba bg shown that It costs approximately tely 14 per day to educate a student and each day a student misses school It costs the school district district dis dis- a portion of the 1400 It Is a fact tact that the South Sanpete School District Is losing around per year due to students being absent In accordance with and because be because because be- be cause of the above Information the South Sanpete Board of Education Education Education Ed Ed- has adopted the followIng following follow follow- ing policy polley 1 dependability and punctuality are two Important aspects of good citizenship that must be taught the school has hasa a responsibility to enforce programs programs programs pro pro- grams which will help to es establish establish establish es- es these characteristics as part of the students student's p person parson allty aUty Tardiness Because It is the responsibility responsibility of the student to be punctual to his classes a pattern of unexcused tardiness tardiness tardiness ness should not be tolerated A one per cent deduction In grade is recommended for first and second unexcused tar dies five per cent for each tardy thereafter in the same samo term 2 If students are properly excused by school officials they may miss a maximum of five days per quarter for tor such leaser as s minor or short term illnesses working for parents trips and other reasons that may be deemed excusable If a student has six or more excused or unexcused absences In one quarter he loses his credit for that quarter or on an elementary basis may have to repeat the same samo grade over 4 The five day per quarter maxim maximum am Jm absence may be waived waIved in cases of extended or and/or chronic Illnesses that may keep a student from school for a long period of time or several shorter periods of time for the same Illness Applications lions for consideration in these cases should be accompanied by bya a statement from the attending doctor 5 It should be clearly understood under under- stood that the five days per quarter allowable are not an automatic release from school for these days They can be missed with valid excuses only 6 In all cases of absences all work must be satisfactorily completed before full credit Is given Including work missed for extra currIcular activities of the school 7 The principal and all faculty faculty ty members shall make the determination regarding credit In borderline cases or where there may be extenuating circumstances circumstances circumstances cir cir- the principal 1 and faculty members may give consideration consideration consideration con con- to such things as attitude home life Ufe emotional problems or other factors that may interfere with regular at at- at 8 In all cases where more than five days per quarter have been missed application may maybe maybe maybe be made for tor consideration 9 Teachers will work with students and parents up to three absent marks per quarter When three absent are reached in a quarter a referral will willbe willbe be made to the principal for administrative action Because of the legal 11 liability ty aspect of the law permits for students to leave school will not be given unless permission has been granted in advance by bythe bythe bythe the parent Because of the legal liability a parents parent's signature must be on the excuse for a stu student dent to leave the building up Make-up work Is the responsibility responsibility of the student Teachers will cooperate in proper assignments assignments assignments assign assign- ments but the request must come from the student When a student misses a test or assignment because of ab absence ab- ab sence ence he 1 takes a zero until or 2 takes a up make-up test or assignment up Make-up work should not be delayed A maximum time of two weeks is suggested for up make-up work |