• Personal illness or when attendance in school would be detrimental to the health of the student or others

• A serious illness in the student’s immediate family necessitating absence from school

• A death in the student’s family necessitating absence from school 
- Student are excused for up to 4 days due to a death in immediate family 
- Students are excused for up to 2 days due to a death in non-immediate family

• Observance of religious holidays necessitating absence from school

• Compliance with a court order or an order issued by a governmental agency mandating an absence from school

• Visitation with an immediate family member who is on leave from or is being deployed to military service

• Important family events/celebrations for an immediate family member (graduation, wedding, religious ceremony, etc.

• Compliance with an order for a pre-induction physical examination for service in the armed forces

• An absence for registering to vote or participating as an active voter in a local, state, or federal election

• A verified interview for college admission or a documented college visit

• A specialized, supplemental, or extracurricular program/event

• Other absences pre-approved by the principal

Notify your child’s school as soon as possible. Notes/emails explaining why a child is absent should be given as soon as possible to the school either before an absence or within 5 days of the absence.

 

The following must be included:

• Student Name

• Student FCS ID Number (lunch number)

• Parent/Guardian Name

• Parent/Guardian Email & Phone Number

• Reason for excuse

• Students who do not attend the first two days of school

• Missing 3 days in a row or more days of school without documentation

• Any student who has missed 10% or more of the school year at any given time

• 15 or more late arrivals or early checkouts

• Excessive attendance record and little improvement in attendance