LCPS Attendance 2012-2013
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LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ATTENDANCE POLICY FOR 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR
A student will not be absent himself/herself
from regular attendance at school. All parents or guardians should
make every effort to notify the school when their children are
absent.
1. Virginia Compulsory School
Attendance Law. Every person having under his or her
control a child who will have reached his/her sixth birthday on or
before September 30 of any school year and who have not passed the
eighteenth birthday shall send that child to school unless exempt by
the proper authorities (§22.1-254). Any person violating the
preceding section may be guilty of a misdemeanor (§22.1-263).
2. Virginia Truancy Law.
Realizing the importance of school attendance in the education of
children, the Virginia General Assembly amended the Code of Virginia
in 1999 as it relates to truancy. These laws (§22.1-254,§22.1-258
and §22.1-263), apply to the Lee County Public Schools and the Lee
County School Interdisciplinary Team. For the agencies represented
by the truancy team, the Lee County School Board, the Lee County
Department of Social Services, the Lee County Health Department, the
Lee County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and the Lee County
Child and Adolescent Center, the definition of truancy is as
follows:
Whenever a student reaches (7) unexcused absences in a school year
and school personnel have been unable to determine the reason for
the absence, the student will be considered truant.
3. Lee County School Board Policy.
The Lee County School Board recognizes the following reasons for
determining if an absence is excused:
1. Doctor or dentist excuse.
2. Death in the family or funeral.
3. Court appearance.
4. School sponsored activities.
5. Religious holiday.
6. Illness.
(A parent can excuse a student for an absence due to illness for up
to (6) days per year. After exceeding six (6) days absence for
illness, the student must provide a doctor’s excuse to continue to
qualify for an excused absence.)
7. Late bus.
8. Principal excuse.
(A student and parent/guardian may request an excused absence for
extraordinary circumstances or events which may occur in a student’s
life. The student and parent/guardian should present documented
information as to the nature of the circumstances or events. The
principal then has the discretion to declare such absence(s) as
excused based on the information presented.)
Excuses are to be turned in within three (3) days of returning to
school. All assignments or tests missed due to excused absences may
be made up or completed. Grades or credits may be affected if work
is not completed, even if the absence is excused. If the absence is
excused and the student has completed all work, the teacher will not
penalize the student for the absence. It is the responsibility of
the student to request make-up work from the teacher within three
(3) days after returning to class. The parent/guardian may make the
request for the student. The make-up work presented by the teacher
will be completed according to the teacher’s requirements and
instruction. The length of time given to complete make-up work is a
minimum of three school days. It is at the discretion of the teacher
based on the length of the absence and the assignments to be
completed if additional time is allowed for make-up work. Make-up
work will also be allowed for the first five cumulative days of
out-of-school suspension. There will be no make-up work allowed for
any out-of-school suspension after five days. All other absences
will be unexcused. Class work or tests missed due to unexcused
absences are not to be made up, and a grade of “0” will be given for
the missed work.
School and class tardies will not be tolerated and will be
considered to be a form of truancy and serious misconduct subject to
punishment. Tardies, as well as, early dismissals from school, may
result in application of the attendance law. With regards to early
dismissals, principals shall not release a student during the school
day to any person not authorized by the student’s parent/guardian.
Believing that school attendance is directly related to academic
achievement, and that attendance in school is also relevant to the
formation of good work habits in young people, the Lee County School
Board directs that pupils not be promoted or receive class credit if
absenteeism exceeds thirteen (13) days for the academic year, unless
the work required by the course is completed.
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