Attendance & Tardy Policy

Student Handbook: Attendance Policy 

TARDY:

Students are considered TARDY when not in their seats when the bell to begin class rings. The disciplinary procedures for tardies are listed below:

a. Tardy 2 – Teacher calls parent. Informs parent of potential detention.
b. Tardy 3 – Student reminded/counseled by teacher. Teacher calls parent and assigns detention. 
c. Tardy 6 – Teacher refers to admin (student referral). Admin calls parent and student assigned to 2-hour Saturday School. (No cell phones will be allowed to be used at Saturday school.)
d. Tardy 9 – Teacher refers to admin. Admin calls parent. Student assigned to 4-hour Saturday School. Teacher assigns “U” mark in Citizenship on the 6-week progress report. (No cell phones will be allowed to be used at Saturday school.)
e. Tardy 12 – Student assigned to Alternative School Setting and/or Pre-SART Contract or SART Referral
        ** 2 “U” marks in Citizenship on a 6-week progress report results in loss of privileges.
        ** 3 “U” marks in Citizenship within a school year results in loss of Teacher’s Aide (TA) and/or Free Period for Seniors.

TRUANCY

Definition:  Absences not excused or verified by a parent/guardian and approved by a school official are recorded as truancy.  In addition, tardiness to school more than 30 minutes is, by law, considered truant.

1.      Period Truancies: Assigned detention/ and or Saturday School.
2.      All-Day Truancies.  Saturday School assigned with parent contact, phone call and/or letter home.
3.      Habitual truancies will be reported to HLPUSD Police and a truancy ticket will be issued by the law enforcement agency.
4.      Any and all un-cleared/unverified absences will be marked as Truant and consequences will be assigned. (Students have 72hrs to clear an absence)

ABSENCES

Students returning from an absence are required to get a re-admit from the Attendance Office before being admitted back to class.  Un-cleared absences will be marked as TRUANT when the student returns to campus.  Detention/ Saturday School will be assigned for all Truancies.  Students have 72 hours to clear an absence.  Once the absence is cleared the consequences will also be cleared.

Parents should call the Attendance Office, (626) 934-4418, between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., the first day of a student’s absence. If the student is absent for more than one day, the parent should notify the Attendance Office of the return date.

Handwritten notes from parent or guardian can also clear absences. (Typed notes will not be accepted.)  Notes are to be brought to the Attendance Office before the student’s first class of the day.  Notes need to contain: student’s name, reason for absence, all dates of absence, and parent/ guardian signature.

Automated calls will go home every day that a student shows an absence. Please contact the office if you are unaware of the absence.

0/1st period only absences: Parents can clear only five  0 period or 1st period absences per semester. Each one after five will be assigned as a truancy.

**Students with Five or more Absences per grading period are subject to being placed on Doctors notes and/or SART attendance agreement. Excessive absences/tardies can also limit the students participation in school events and or functions including but not limited to graduation and dances.

Student Check Out/ Release

Glen A. Wilson is a closed campus and students are not allowed to leave during school hours (including lunch) without being checked out through the office.  The adult checking out the student must be on the emergency card and show valid ID.

ADDRESS CHANGES

It is very important that the school has current addresses on file for each student for emergency purposes.  Unfortunately, it is not enough just to identify the changes on the student’s new emergency card.    You must notify the school immediately and bring in a gas, water or electricity bill into the attendance office so that the address maybe updated in our system.  The same would apply with regards to new phone numbers.