Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Procedures SFS-GEN-PR-002 First Adopted: 05/14/14 Legal Review: 06/10/14 Approved Revisions: 12/08/22 09/04/20 08/28/19 06/10/14 05/14/13 Effective: 12/09/22 09/04/20 08/29/19 06/11/14 05/15/13 Page 6 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 b. Students are “present” for a full day when they have attended greater than 50% of the school day. c. Students are “present “for a partial (half) day when they have attended between 10% and 50% of the school day. d. Students are “absent” when they are not physically present on school grounds and not participating in instruction or instruction-related activities at an approved offgrounds location for less than 10% of the school day. e. Students reporting late to school/class when the day/period begins are considered tardy. Leaving school/class before the day/period ends is considered early dismissal. School personnel will designate tardiness and early dismissal as lawful or unlawful and treat it under the same criteria as a lawful or an unlawful absence. Excessive tardiness and early dismissal are not accepted or excused and are addressed in the Wicomico County Code of Conduct. f. The parent/guardian must submit requests for late arrivals or early dismissals. A student may not leave campus during the day without written consent from his/her parents and approval from the designated staff member. A student leaving school for medical or other appointments must present a written excuse from a parent/guardian. The attendance staff will attempt to verify all early dismissal laws prior to issuing the student an out-of-school pass. g. The parent/guardian must submit the written explanation within five school days of the student’s return to school from an absence. This written explanation does not constitute the basis for a lawful absence but can be used to assist in the determination process. Parents/guardians will be informed if the absence is determined to be unexcused/unlawful. Written explanations submitted beyond 5 school days from the student’s return to school will be placed in the student’s attendance file, however the absence will be coded as unlawful. h. At every school level, an automated call system will be utilized to make parents/guardians aware of daily student absences. i. On the first (1st) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. j. On the second (2nd) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school and a conference will be held with the student upon return to school. k. Upon the third (3rd) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. The designated school staff member will also notify the parent/guardian in writing concerning the absent student and the impact on the student’s grading. l. Upon the fourth (4th) day of unlawful absence of the marking term the parent will receive a call from the school. The Home School Liaison and/or Student Advisor
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