GHS Attendance Policy

Attendance

Students who accumulate more than 24 attendance points in any class during a semester receive an NCA: No Credit due to Attendance.

Attendance Points

*Students will be allowed 4 medical excused absences per semester without those absences affecting attendance points. However, beginning with the 5th medical absence, students will be assessed the same 3 points or a medical absence that they would have received for an excused absence, provided that a doctor's note is submitted to the high school office. Otherwise, the medical absence will be considered an unexcused absence.

EXCEPTIONS: Students who have a serious illness or accident for an extended period of time, certified by a medical doctor, may be able to receive credit by petitioning the school board. Only students who can verify all of their absences may petition for credit.

Students will have TWO DAYS to provide evidence (written excuse or parent phone call) to the high school office that any absence was excused. After two days, absences will be considered unexcused. Doctor's or dentist's statements of student illness must be verified at the time of the illness- not at the end of the semester.