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 8 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 c. Provide information on students with patterns of truancy, habitual truancy, tardiness and early dismissal to the Department of Student and Family Services so that causes may be identified, and interventions applied to improve the attendance and punctuality of these students. G. Penalties 1. Penalties exist as corrective action to promote good student attendance when excessive absence, early dismissal and tardiness are verified as unlawful or unexcused. Each penalty is applied in accordance with the Wicomico County Code of Conduct. The continuum reflects the age appropriate application of the disciplinary measure and is based on unexcused and/or unlawful absences, tardies, and early dismissals. 2. The penalties include: a. Office detention b. In-school intervention c. School level student and parent conference d. Central office student and parent conference e. Removal of school privileges f. Restriction of extracurricular activities H. Make-up Work Requirements 1. Any student absent for reasons coded as lawful or unlawful will have the privilege of making up work for credit. 2. The make-up procedure for short-term (five days or less) absence will require the following: a. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. b. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. c. Students will be given the number of days equal to the number of days absent to turn in completed make-up work. When possible, assignments may be provided prior to a lawful absence if requested by the parent/guardian at least two weeks in advance of the absence and approved by the principal or designee. Submission of the makeup work provided prior to a lawful absence is due upon the return to school unless extenuating circumstances have been documented by the parent/guardian. 3. The make-up procedure for long-term (six days or more) absence will require the following: a. The student/parent/guardian must request the missed assignments. b. Teachers are responsible for providing make-up work upon request for students who are lawfully or unlawfully absent. c. A reasonable timeline for the completion of the work will be established. I. Intervention Strategies and Procedures for Addressing Absenteeism
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