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Every student is expected to attend all of his/her classes every day. Regular attendance and promptness is expected. It should be understood that absences whether excused or unexcused may have a negative impact on the class grade. Succesful students are seldom absent or tardy. If students have irregular attendance, it will affect their class performance, interest in school and ability to keep up with requirement for receiving credit in a given subject. The following are acceptable causes of absence(s): - Illness - Death in the immediate Family - Family Emergency - Observation of Religious Holidays - Other situations beyond the control of the student as determined by principal or princpal's designee When it becomes necessary for a student to be absent from school, it is the responsibility of the parent to notify the Attendance Office before 11:00 a.m. at 773-534-5440 x45436. Upon the student's return to school, a note from the parent explaining the cause of absence is required, date of absence and student's name and division clearly marked. What you should know! An "unexcused abscence" (AUX) us referred ti as a "truant abscence" An "unexcused class abscence" (AUX) is a "class truancy." You will be mailed a "5 Day Letter" and "10 Day Letter", by certified mail, after your child has accumulated five and ten truant absences, respectively. After a child's 18th truancy, the student will be deemed a "chronic truant" and the student and parent(s) will be expected to work with the school to set up a student attendance/truancy plan.
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