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Attendance Policy

 

Credit will be denied for those students who accrue more than 20 cumulative absences in a year-long course.  Credit will also be denied for those students who accrue more than 10 cumulative absences in a semester course.  Those students who miss more than the allotted days will earn the grade for the course but not the credit.

Unlawful class absences due to truancy or cutting of class will result in an F grade for all class work missed that day.

 

The following are absences that count against the 20-day limit
PN      Any parent note
CV      College Visits
FV       Family Vacations
STD    Short Dismissals count against period attendance
LAW   Unlawful Absences
UNX    Unexcused Absences
UNV    Unverified
Early   Dismissals (More than four periods)

 

The following are absences that do not count against the 20-day limit
DN        Doctor's note for being absent, late, or an early dismissal
RH        Religious Holiday
NN        Nurse Exclusion from school
NE        Nurse Exclusion from school
DE        Death in family or funeral 
NC        External Suspension
ACT      Any School Activity--DECA, sports, music, KARE, etc.

 

Parent notes are no longer accepted to excuse lateness from school.  We accept seven parent notes for absences from school due to sickness.  Students are allowed five days for family vacations (pre-approved) and three days for college visits (pre-approved).  All of these absences are cumulative.

 

A student is allowed to enter school late four times during each semester before they are given a detention.  After the fourth detention, the student is assigned to Saturday School.

 

If you have any further questions about the attendance policy, please do not hesitate to contact your grade level administrator, school counselor, school case worker or the attendance office.

 

You may also find high school attendance guidelines and definitions of cumulative and non-cumulative absences in your son or daughter's West Chester East High School Course Planner/Assignment Book.

For a status of your son/daughter's attendance record to date, please access our Intouch system, which you may access via a direct link from the East High School home page.  A user name and password is required for access and may be acquired by contacting Mrs. Larsen at 484-266-3813 or email at clarsen@wcasd.net.

For the entire WCASD attendance policy 

 

Questions or concerns should be directed to Dr. Mary Beans, web author.

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