Excused/Unexcused Absences
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Excused Absences (Ed. Code 48205)Top of Page
Students will be marked absent, but not considered truant for the following reasons:
- Appearance in court
- Attendance of a funeral
- Observance of religious holiday
- Attendance of religious retreat
You must request an excused absence in writing to the principal prior to the activity.
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Unexcused AbsencesTop of Page
The following examples are not legal excuses and must be recorded as unexcused:
- Babysitting
- Missed the bus or no transportation
- Went shopping
- Overslept or forgot the alarm
- Went hunting or fishing
- No clean clothes to wear
- No shoes
- Child’s birthday
- Child stayed home to work
- Kept child home to visit with relatives who are in town
- Didn’t want child to go on a field trip
- Thought it was a holiday
Also, students who have a medical or dental appointment should not have to miss the balance of the day, unless they are too ill to return to school.