Absence from School (OSHS)

Regular and punctual attendance on the part of all students is necessary for successful accomplishment at OSHS. Therefore, it is important that parents not only encourage their students to attend school regularly but also that the students be punctual. Also, only in unavoidable cases should a student be taken out of school before the close of the school day. In order for a student to be considered as having attended school for a full day, the OSSD BOT Policy JBD - Attendance, Tardiness, and Excuses specifies that each student must be present for 63% of his or her individual instructional day as fixed by the OSSD BOT. For purposes of reporting absenteeism, a student who has an absence that is more than thirty-seven percent (37%) of the student’s instructional day, as fixed by the BOT for the school at which the student is enrolled, shall be considered absent the entire school day. 

 

NOTE: To reach 63% of the day, a student must arrive at the start of the day and stay until 1:40 p.m. Conversely, a student must check in by 11:30 a.m. and stay for the remainder of the day to reach 63% attendance. 

 

Each day a child is not in school, the parent must notify the OSHS Attendance Office by phone, in writing, or in person that the student will be absent. If notification is not received, the principal or his/her designee will investigate the absence in a timely manner. Parents may report an absence by calling the OSHS Attendance Office at (228) 875-1878.