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Student Call Offs

Last Updated: 9/22/2022 9:26 AM

TO REPORT YOUR CHILD OFF FROM SCHOOL PLEASE CALL THE FOLLOWING 330-536-8426 EXT. 100 OR 195

FOR QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO YOUR CHILD'S ATTENDANCE, PLEASE CONTACT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MR. SAMMARTINO 330-536-8426 EXT. 163 

ELEMENTARY TARDINESS AND ABSENCE INFORMATION

ELEMENTARY TARDINESS GRADES KG - 6

The school day begins at 8:05 a.m. All students must be in their homeroom at this time. If a student is tardy, he/she is to go straight to the main office.

A student is permitted to be tardy twice within the grading period and still receive perfect attendance for the grading period. A student is considered to be tardy between 8:05 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. Reporting to school after the tardy window will result in partial absence. If a student is tardy a third time within a grading period, the parent/legal guardian will receive a phone call from the principal or assistant principal. Students will receive a detention upon receiving his/her third and fourth tardy. A student will receive a Saturday detention for a fifth tardy. This policy resets every grading period. Once a detention for tardiness is issued, perfect attendance cannot be attained.

ELEMENTARY ABSENCE GRADES KG - 6

Students are expected to be in school on time every day that school is in session.  If a student is absent, the parent must call the school office (ext 0) before 9:00 a.m. to report the student’s absence and give a reason for it. Without a parental call off, a student WILL NOT be permitted to make up missed work.  This absence will be an UNEXCUSED absence unless a doctor’s note or a valid copy of a prescription is presented to the attendance officer within 48 hours of the student’s return to school, or if the absence meets any of the criteria below:

Reasons for which students may be EXCUSED include, but are not limited to:

  1. personal illness of the student;

  2. illness in the student’s family necessitating the presence of the child;

  3. needed at home to perform necessary work directly and exclusively for parents or legal guardians for a limited period of time when approved by the Superintendent (applies to students over 14 years of age only);

  4. death in the family (applies to absences of up to 18 school hours unless a reasonable cause may be shown for a longer absence);

  5. quarantine for contagious disease;

  6. observance of religious holidays consistent with a student’s truly held religious belief;

  7. traveling out of state to attend a Board-approved enrichment activity or extracurricular activity (applies to absences of up to 24 school hours);

  8. college visitation;

  9. absences due to a student’s placement in foster care or change in foster care placement or any court proceedings related to their foster care status;

  10. absences due to a student being homeless or

  11. as determined by the Superintendent.

Absence for any reason other than those cited above is unwarranted and is considered an UNEXCUSED absence, even when a parental call off is made.  While it is sometimes necessary to schedule doctor or dentist appointments during school hours, it is suggested that this not be done on a regular basis.  When it is done, the student must bring a physician’s slip to the elementary school within 48 hours of returning to school.

HABITUAL TRUANCY

30 consecutive hours without a legitimate excuse  

42 hours in one month without a legitimate excuse 

72 hours in one school year without a legitimate excuse 

EXCESSIVE ABSENCES

38 hours in one month regardless of excuse. (Parents will be notified in writing) 

65 hours in one school year regardless of excuse. (Parents will be notified in writing) 

*Any questionable pattern of attendance will be checked by the building principal and may be referred to the County Attendance Officer. 

MAKE UP WORK

Students are always permitted to make up missed class work for EXCUSED absences.  It is suggested that for absences of longer than 3 days that the parent notify the school secretary and the student’s missed work will be collected in the school office for pick up by the parent. Students will not be permitted to make up any work and will receive zeros/no credit for UNEXCUSED absences.

It is solely the responsibility of the student to obtain all missed work.

VACATIONS

We realize that parents often cannot control the dates of their vacations; however, such days do not constitute legal absence from school according to state law. Students who go on vacation will be considered for EXCUSED absences only if the following conditions are met:

  1. A Vacation Request Form must be filled out by the parents and returned to the Principal’s office for approval at least one week before the first day of the absence. 

  2. Students must be on vacation with their own parents.

  3. Parents and students must make arrangements with all teachers for missed class work and assignments prior to leaving for vacation. 

  4. Students MUST have a passing grade in all classes when the form is presented to the teacher prior to the vacation.

  5. Excused vacations WILL NOT be granted during any state testing window.

 

HIGH SCHOOL TARDINESS AND ABSENCE INFORMATION

HIGH SCHOOL TARDINESS GRADES 7-12

Tardiness is defined as arriving to school or to class after the class tardy bell has rung. Student entering the building after the first period tardy bell has rung must report to the office to check in and get a pass to class. Between classes there will be three (3) minutes. By getting to class on time you will avoid disciplinary action. All tardiness to school will be considered unexcused except for:

  1. Severe weather conditions

  2. Doctor’s appointment, medical reason (the student must have a written excuse from the doctor)

  3. Appearance in court (student must have a written notice from the court)

  4. Late arrival of the school bus

Tardy to School/Class

If you are tardy to school/class (tardy to class means not in seat when bell rings) five (5) times, you may be suspended; however, tardiness to school/class will be addressed by detention before the five (5) time limit is met.  All teachers are responsible for recording their student’s tardies. Tardies to class will accumulate for the year. Tardies to school will be monitored each nine week period. Students arriving to school prior to 9:23 a.m. are considered tardy.

1st tardy - warning

2nd tardy - warning

3rd tardy - one detention assigned

4th tardy - two detentions-conference with the Principal

5th tardy - Saturday Detention

Students are considered a half day absent if they arrive to school from 9:23 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. After 11:15 a.m. they will be considered a full day absent.  

If you are tardy to class because of detainment by another teacher, you must have a pass from the staff member who caused your lateness. Office personnel will not issue passes for entrance into class unless they detain you.

 

 

HIGH SCHOOL ABSENCE GRADES 7 - 12

Students are expected to be in school on time every day that school is in session.  If a student is absent, the parent must call the school office (330-536-8426 ext 0) before 9:00 a.m. to report the student’s absence and give a reason for it. Without a parental call off, a student WILL NOT be permitted to make up missed work.  This absence will be an UNEXCUSED absence unless a doctor’s note or a valid copy of a prescription is presented to the attendance officer within 48 hours of the student’s return to school, or if the absence meets any of the criteria below:

Reasons for which students may be EXCUSED include, but are not limited to:

  1. personal illness of the student;

  2. illness in the student’s family necessitating the presence of the child;

  3. needed at home to perform necessary work directly and exclusively for parents or legal guardians for a limited period of time when approved by the Superintendent (applies to students over 14 years of age only);

  4. death in the family (applies to absences of up to 18 school hours unless a reasonable cause may be shown for a longer absence);

  5. quarantine for contagious disease;

  6. observance of religious holidays consistent with a student’s truly held religious belief;

  7. traveling out of state to attend a Board-approved enrichment activity or extracurricular activity (applies to absences of up to 24 school hours);

  8. college visitation;

  9. absences due to a student’s placement in foster care or change in foster care placement or any court proceedings related to their foster care status;

  10. absences due to a student being homeless or

  11. as determined by the Superintendent.

Absence for any reason other than those cited above is unwarranted and is considered an UNEXCUSED absence, even when a parental call off is made.  While it is sometimes necessary to schedule doctor or dentist appointments during school hours, it is suggested that this not be done on a regular basis.  When it is done, the student must bring a physician’s slip to the high school within 48 hours of returning to school.

HABITUAL TRUANCY

30 consecutive hours without a legitimate excuse  

42 hours in one month without a legitimate excuse 

72 hours in one school year without a legitimate excuse 

38 hours in one month regardless of excuse. (Parents will be notified in writing) 

65 hours in one school year regardless of excuse. (Parents will be notified in writing) 

*Any questionable pattern of attendance will be checked by the building principal and may be referred to the County Attendance Officer. 

LOWELLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL POLICY

When a student reaches 9 absences in a semester class, he/she will be non-credited and must retake the course. Similarly, when a student reaches 18 absences in a year class, he/she will be non-credited and must retake the course regardless of the student's current grade in the class.

Absences due to doctor's appointments, family illness (with doctor’s excuse), court appearances, participation in recognized religious services, family funerals, out of school suspensions, and school sponsored field trips will not count towards the 9/18 loss of credit policy  However, absence for any of the aforementioned reasons must be accompanied by proper documentation.

MAKE UP WORK

Students are always permitted to make up missed class work for EXCUSED absences.  It is suggested that for absences of longer than 3 days that the parent notify the school secretary and the student’s missed work will be collected in the school office for pick up by the parent. Students will not be permitted to make up any work and will receive zeros/no credit for UNEXCUSED absences.

It is solely the responsibility of the student to obtain all missed work. This MUST be done either BEFORE OR AFTER THE SCHOOL DAY and not during class time.

VACATIONS

We realize that parents often cannot control the dates of their vacations; however, such days do not constitute legal absence from school according to state law. Students who go on vacation will be considered for EXCUSED absences only if the following conditions are met:

  1. A Vacation Request Form must be filled out by the parents and returned to the Principal’s office for approval at least one week before the first day of the absence. 

  2. Students must be on vacation with their own parents.

  3. Parents and students must make arrangements with all teachers for missed class work and assignments prior to leaving for vacation. This may only be done BEFORE or AFTER school hours and not during the regular class period.

  4. Students MUST have a passing grade in all classes when the form is presented to the teacher prior to the vacation.

  5. Students have NOT exceeded 9 absences days in a semester class or 18 UNEXCUSED absences days in a year class without legitimate excuse

  6. Excused vacations WILL NOT be granted during any state testing window.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FOR EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Students must be in attendance at school the entire day of an extra-curricular event. One-half (1/2) of the day when excused by the Principal or excused for the purpose of medical treatment or therapy. An excuse from the physician or therapist must accompany the student upon arrival. These requirements must be fulfilled before permission will be granted to participate in after-school activities. A half-day is from 7:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. or from 11:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

CONSIDER: Denial of Participation

1. Students must be in attendance before the end of first period (8:35) to be eligible for extracurricular activities. The school administration may excuse a student for the following reasons: ● Routine doctor appointments with written permission. ● Attendance at a funeral ● School business ● Absences approved in advance, such as college visitation ● Other good and just causes

2. Students expelled, suspended from school, or serving in-school intervention are not eligible to participate in extracurricular activities during that period of time.