Excused Absences
A student's absence shall be excused for
the following reasons:
1. Personal
illness (Education Code 48205)
2. Quarantine
under the direction of a county or city health officer (Education Code 48205)
3. Medical,
dental, optometrical, or chiropractic appointments (Education Code 48205)
4. Attendance
at funeral services for a member of the immediate family (Education Code 48205)
a. Excused absence in this instance shall
be limited to one day if the service is conducted in
b. "Immediate family" shall be
defined as mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, spouse, son/son-in-law,
daughter/ daughter-in- law,
brother, sister or any relative living in the student's immediate household.
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5. Jury
duty in the manner provided by law (Education Code 48205)
6. The
illness or medical appointment during school hours of a child to whom the student
is the custodial parent (Education Code 46014 48205)
7. Upon
advance written request by the parent/guardian and the approval of the director
or designee, justifiable personal reasons including but not limited to:
(Education Code 48205)
a. Appearance in court
b. Attendance at a funeral service
c. Observation of a holiday or ceremony of
his/her religion
d. Attendance at religious retreats not to
exceed four hours per semester
e. Attendance at an employment conference
8. Service
as a member of a precinct board for an election pursuant to Elections Code 12302 (Education Code 48205)
9. Participation
in religious instruction or exercises in accordance with district policy:
(Education Code 46014)
a. In
such instances, the student shall attend at least the minimum school day
b. The student shall be excused for this
purpose on no more than four days per school month
Method of Verification
When students who have been absent return to school,
they shall present a satisfactory explanation verifying the reason for the
absence. The following methods may be
used to verify student absences:
1. Written
note from parent/guardian, parent representative, or student if 18 or
older. (Education Code 46012)
2. Conversation,
in person or by telephone, between the verifying employee and the student's
parent/guardian or parent representative. The employee shall subsequently
record the following:
a. Name of student
b. Name of parent/guardian or parent
representative
c. Name of verifying employee
d. Date(s) of absence
e. Reason for absence
3. Physician's verification
a. When excusing students for confidential
medical services or verifying such appointments, district staff shall not ask
the purpose of such
appointments but may contact a medical office to confirm the time of the
appointment.
b. When a student has had 15 absences in
the school year for illness verified by methods listed in #1-3 above, any
further absences for illness
must be verified by a physician.
Adopted:
Revised: 5/10/06