Attendance Policy

Classic City High School has a strict attendance policy, which I uphold with all of my students and classes.If you are unfamiliar with the policy, please read the following.

You are allowed a maximum of four absences for each quarter (12 weeks) of school. In the event that you miss five days in a quarter, you will be dropped from class. If any absence is unexcused, or if you are two weeks behind the pace of the class, you will be removed from the course.

Each tardy (one to 15 minutes late) counts as 1/3 of an absence. If you are 15 minutes or more late from class, OR if you leave the class for a break in excess of 15 minutes, you will be counted absent.

Here are my guidelines for making up absences.

I realize sometimes you are unable to control certain absences from school. If you are responsible with your attendance, I can make some acceptions to the attendance guideline.

I do allow you to make up an absence IF your absence fits the following criteria:

1. You or a family member you care for are/is ill.
2. You have transportation problems which were unforeseeable prior to that day.
3. Extenuating circumstances.

If your absence fits one of these categories, you may make up the absence by doing the following:

1. You must call or email me prior to the start of class and explain your absence.

2. Agree to attend school on Friday of the same week, provided you are feeling better. If you are sick and are still ill on Friday, you may make it up the following week, with prior permission from me.

Friday make-ups are not given for every absence. Your reason for missing class must seem legitimate, and it must be arranged with me ahead of time. Simply showing up to the PLC on a Friday without speaking to me first will not erase an absence from your record. Administrative absences, hallway wandering and tardies are not eligible to be made up on Fridays.

It is very important to note that because you are allowed to make up absences, there will be no appeals for this class. If you go over on attendance, you will need to restart the class from the beginning, regardless of how far into the course you have gotten. Don't be 16 minutes late and get a 5th absence on the last day of class. You will lose your credit and begin the class again from the beginning.