LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The Illinois School Code states, “Whoever has custody or control of any child between the ages of six and seventeen years shall cause such child to attend some public school in the district wherein the child resides the entire time it is in session during the regular school term...”

While the school is deeply concerned with regular attendance and will do all within its power to ensure regular attendance, the final responsibility for seeing that the student is in school legally rests with the parent/guardian.

CLASSIFICATION OF ABSENCES
The following applies to scheduled class days and falls into these categories:

A. EXCUSED ABSENCES: Consent of both parent/guardian and school. Excused absences include:

1. Illness — the school may require verification by a physician for absences for five (5) days or more due to illness.

2. Doctor or dentist appointment.

3. Funeral.

4. An absence approved by the administration.

The administration reserves the right to limit the number of excused absences for school sponsored events.

B. UNEXCUSED ABSENCES: A student who is absent without all the required approvals and verifications is considered unexcused. The student will neither be permitted to make up work or tests nor to do them in advance for an unexcused absence. (One (1) session of an after school study session will be given for each period missed or until a note is acquired.)

Note: “Personal” Days do not exist for students.

A student who is out of school less than four (4) class periods will be marked absent for half a day. This also applies to doctor and dental appointments. Students absent four (4) or more class periods will be marked absent for the full day.

AFTER 5 ABSENCES DURING THE SEMESTER FROM ANY ONE CLASS, THE PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. All absences, except those listed below will count as part of the 5 days.

AFTER 10 ABSENCES DURING THE SEMESTER FROM ANY ONE CLASS, THE STUDENT MAY NOT BE PERMITTED TO MAKE UP WORK OR TESTS. All absences, except those listed below will count as part of the 10 days. The only absences which will not be included in the 10 are listed below:

1. An approved doctor's excuse. Doctor's excuse must be on office stationery and include the office phone and the time and date of the appointment.

2. Extended illness or injury when so stated by the doctor.

3. Participation in a school activity.

4. Funerals (members of immediate family).

5. Visiting a counselor or administrator, providing the official sent for the student.

6. Court appearance with appropriate written verification from the court.

The 5/10 absences allowed in each class are intended to cover illness and/or those situations which cannot be handled on vacations (college visits, TEC, court appearances, funerals, etc.). Students are expected to be in class.

All suspensions from school will count as part of the 5/10 days.

If extenuating circumstances arise after the student's 5th/10th absence, he/she may appeal in writing to the principal with an explanation of the circumstance.

ABSENCE

A. CALL IN: Parents/guardians are to call the Attendance Office (786-7793) or email (alleman@alexblog.net) before 9:30 A.M. to report a student’s absence. If the student is ill, a symptom must be given to the attendance office. A written note or email to the main office is also required before the student returns. Absence for reasons other than illness should be referred to numbers two (2) and three (3) below.

 B. RETURN TO SCHOOL: Students absent from any class must report to the Main Office PRIOR to first period or upon return to school for an ADMIT SLIP. Absences are considered unexcused until the student has presented a WRITTEN NOTE or parent email to the main office with an explanation signed by his/her parent/guardian. An Admit Slip will be given to the student after he/she presents the note to the Office. If, after 2 school days, the student has not presented a written note, he/she will not be permitted to class until a written excuse is recorded by the parent/guardian. Administrative discretion may be used to determine an absence as unexcused if a note is not presented within a reasonable amount of time. The student must present the Admit to the teacher of the first period attended that day for their signature before class begins. That teacher will return it to the Main Office. No student will be permitted in class unless he/she presented the Admit Slip. This is the student’s responsibility.

APPOINTMENTS:
Students that must leave during the school day for an appointment or for any other reason must present a WRITTEN NOTE or email of explanation signed by his/her parent/guardian to the Office PRIOR to first period. Alleman High School requests that the note contains the name of the doctor or dentist in case we need to verify the appointment. The student will receive an OFFICE PERMISSION SLIP which will allow him/her to leave school at the specified time through the main office. Upon return, the students must present a note from the doctor that includes the time and date of the appointment. If it is not possible for an appointment verification by the doctor, dentist, etc., the Office Permission Slip must be accompanied by a written note signed by his/her parent/guardian. At this time, the student will receive an Admit Slip.

PARENTAL REQUEST OF STUDENT ABSENCE:
Parents/guardians desiring to have their child excused from school for any length of time must obtain a PARENT REQUEST OF STUDENT ABSENCE form from the Main Office. This form must be signed by the parent/guardian, and by each one of the student’s teachers. It must be returned to the Assistant Principal no later than one day prior to the absence. It is the responsibility of the student with an excused absence to request and do the make-up work. Satisfactory arrangements for completing the work should be made with each teacher prior to the absence. When the student returns to school, he/she must present a written note signed by his/her parent/guardian to the Main Office. At this time, the student will receive an Admit Slip. (The Administration asks that parents make every effort to see that family vacations coincide with school vacations published in the official school calendar.)

EXTENDED ABSENCE:
When a student has been absent THREE (3) or more consecutive school days a request for homework can be made. Parents should call the Counseling Office at the end of day two or during first period on day three to make this request and every effort will be made to have homework ready in the Main Office by the end of day three otherwise the information will be available on day four. If a student has been absent five (5) or more consecutive school days, a Doctor's verification may be required upon the student's return to school.

RESIDENCE:
All students attending Alleman are expected to live with their parents or legal guardian. Exceptions must be reviewed and approved by the Administration.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
A student must be in attendance by 10:00 A.M. and remain in attendance the rest of the school day in order to practice and/ or participate in any extra-curricular activity scheduled for that day. This would include students attending events as spectators. Any variance must be granted by the Assistant Principal in consultation with the Administration.

TARDINESS TO SCHOOL:
A student who is not in his/her first class before the bell rings is tardy to school. Any student who arrives late to school should report to the Main Office for a tardy slip. A written verification from the parent acknowledging the tardiness should accompany the student upon his/her arrival at school or be provided within 2 school days. In the event that it is necessary for a student to be late to school due to a doctor's appointment, appropriate verification must be provided from the doctor's office. In cases of inclement weather, the administration will advise the attendance office as to procedure. When a student accumulates six tardies to school in a semester, the parents will receive an email from the school stating that all additional tardies will be UNEXCUSED. The student will not be able to make up work missed because of unexcused tardiness. 

TARDINESS TO CLASS:

Students are expected to be on time for classes and study halls. Students arriving to class after the bell rings without a late pass will be counted as tardy and referred to the office for detention. Teachers will clearly explain expectations for what it means to be on time.

MAKE-UP WORK/TESTS DUE TO ABSENCE

Since students are ultimately responsible for their own learning the following regulations are established:

1. Students are responsible to keep current in study/reading assignments. This may involve contacting fellow classmates for missed assignments (notes, readings, etc.) when absent.

2. Pre-announced tests are taken on the assigned date. Absence the day prior to the test does not excuse the student from taking this test.

3. In cases of extended excused absences (more than one (1) day) students will be allowed one day of make-up test time for each day’s absence. All homework assignments follow the same time span.

4. Students can check on the Internet for assignments at fkw.alexblog.net and then click on Login to RenWeb in the bottom right hand corner. Once in RenWeb, you will be able to check assignments for each of your classes.

5. If a student is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days, a doctor’s note is needed or an extended absence form must be filled out in advance of the absence. You may contact the Counseling Office to see if additional work that is not on the web site can be gathered for your student. We try to give our teachers a 24 hour notice to have work prepared for the student; however, if you call by 8:30 a.m., most teachers will try to have work available for pick-up by the end of the day.