n Senior Skip Day
Updated: February 05, 2004 at 08:16 PM
Posted by Ben Kane
 

Parents & seniors: EHS does not recognize or give excused absences to seniors that take off for what is commonly called Senior Skip Day. Seniors that take off on a Senior Skip Day and are found to be absent for this reason will have their absence counted as UNEXCUSED. This can negatively effect a students ability to make up assignments or tests missed on the day of the absence.  For additional information regarding unexcused absences, please review the EHS handbook "Attendance" section.

Student Handbook Excerpt

SECTION 5.04 -- UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

All absences not classified as excused will be considered unexcused or truant.  Out-of-school suspensions are considered unexcused.  Students with an unexcused absence are encouraged to make up classroom work missed, although full credit for such work will not be given.  Partial credit shall be given in the amount of 50% - 75% in accordance with each teacher’s classroom policy.  Each teacher’s policy regarding make-up work and course credit shall be distributed to the students at the beginning of the course, with a copy placed on file in the proper administrator’s office. 

In order to receive partial credit, students shall receive the same number of days to makeup work as the number of days absent – not to exceed two(2) days.  Among those absences classified as unexcused are the following: 

Some absences classified as unexcused by an administrator

a.     oversleeping
b.        missing the bus
c.        babysitting
d.        personal business
e.        train
f.         car trouble
g.        not following excused absence procedure.

NOTE:  Being tardy to class in excess of 5 minutes into the class period will be classified as an unexcused absence and will result in the work done for that period being counted for partial credit only.

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