Absences

We believe that regular attendance is essential for your success as a student.

Attendance affects your performance and achievement and may, therefore,

affect your grades. If it is necessary for you to be absent from school, please

have your parent call the Guidance Office at 977-4346. It is your responsibility

to get any work you missed from your teachers when you return. It is also

your responsibility to return with a written excuse signed by a parent, guardian,

or doctor. The school will make a reasonable effort to contact your parent if you are absent.

If you do not present a written, signed verification of the reason for the absence

to your advisory teacher, you shall be given an unexcused absence. According to

the Stamford Board of Education regulation 5113-R, a "truant" is defined as a

student who has four unexcused absences in one month or ten unexcused

absences in one year. A "habitual truant" is defined as any such student who has

20 unexcused absences within a school year.

Homework

There may be times when you know that you are going to be absent from school due to a prolonged

illness or an emergency. It is important that we receive a letter from your parents informing us of this

so that adequate advance work can be prepared for you and arrangements can be made to help you

make up your work when you return to school. If you are absent more than two days, you may call the

Guidance Department (977- 4346). Your parents must call prior to 8:30 A.M., if they wish to pick up

homework assignments at the end of the school day, between 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. Please understand that

teachers need time to prepare assignments for you. Students may make arrangements to get their assignments

from a study partner in their classes when they are absent.

While we all might like a vacation during school time, Board of Education policy does not allow for such

vacations. Keeping up work missed is very difficult at your age. Please remind your parents of this.

In addition, although you are responsible for work missed, you should know that teachers are not expected

to arrange for advance work or makeup work for this type of absence.