Report Student Absence

Report Student Absence

All absences are considered unexcused until the student presents an excuse note to the guidance office or completion of this online form. Students need to bring a note or use this system within three days of the last absence. All information must be filled out on the email system to make the excuse valid.

State of Florida approved absence reasons include:

a. Illness of student.

b. Major illness in the immediate family of the student (immediate family is determined as parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, legal guardians or persons in loco parentis, or a member of one’s own household).

c. Death in the immediate family of the student.

d. Religious holiday of the student’s faith (including Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashanah, Epiphany, etc.)

e. Religious instruction (including Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, etc.)

f. Religious institutes, conferences, or workshops, provided that the principal or designee approves the absence in advance.

g. Absences for trips or other parental requests as judged appropriate for the student by the principal or designee, provided that the requests are approved in advance.

h. In-school or out-of-school Suspension.

i. Subpoena or forced absence by any law enforcement agency. A copy of the subpoena or court summons must be submitted to the school.

Students who have more than 6 unexcused absences* in a quarter or 10 unexcused absences in a semester, or misses 10 or more days in a single course in a semester will have a loss of privilege. This excludes prior administrative approval of religious observances or approved School Related Activities absences. The loss of privilege includes participating in extracurricular activities open only to students. This includes, but is not limited to, dances, field trips and participation in athletics, until the end of the following grading period/quarter.

*An “Absence” is defined as having three or more periods in a day.

Use of the Student Absence Reporting Form below indicates that you understand the description above.

Student Name Student Name First Last
Student ID
Student's Grade
Parent/Guardian Name Parent/Guardian Name First Last
Parent/Guardian Phone Number Parent/Guardian Phone Number - ### - ### ####
Parent/Guardian Email
Date(s) of Absences*
Student illness* Major illness in immediate family (parents, sibling, grandparents, aunts, uncles, legal guardians, member of household) Death in immediate family of student Religious holiday/instruction Other Other
Please upload Dr.'s note here.

Attach Files
Does the student have new or worsening onset of any of the following symptoms? This includes fever (greater than 100.4º), sore throat, new uncontrolled cough, that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain; and new onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. Other symptoms listed by the CDC include chills, fatigue/muscle or body ache, new loss of taste or smell, and congestion or runny nose.

If yes, the student cannot come on campus and is required to:

· Stay home for at least five days since symptoms first appeared,

· AND be fever free for at least 24 hours (without taking medication to reduce fever)

· AND have improvement in other symptoms (cough, shortness of breath).

· OR come back to school after five days upon receipt of a negative diagnostic COVID-19 test and are asymptomatic.

*Student receives written permission to return to school from a medical provider. The student must be fever free for at least 24 hours without taking fever reducing medications and other symptoms have improved.

Does the student have new or worsening onset of any of the following symptoms? This includes fever (greater than 100.4º), sore throat, new uncontrolled cough, that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/ asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline); diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain; and new onset of severe headache, especially with a fever. Other symptoms listed by the CDC include chills, fatigue/muscle or body ache, new loss of taste or smell, and congestion or runny nose.

If yes, the student cannot come on campus and is required to:

· Stay home for at least five days since symptoms first appeared,

· AND be fever free for at least 24 hours (without taking medication to reduce fever)

· AND have improvement in other symptoms (cough, shortness of breath).

· OR come back to school after five days upon receipt of a negative diagnostic COVID-19 test and are asymptomatic.

*Student receives written permission to return to school from a medical provider. The student must be fever free for at least 24 hours without taking fever reducing medications and other symptoms have improved.