Unexcused Absences (OSHS)

If parental, medical, or legal documentation is not presented as required, the absence shall be considered unexcused. The result of an unexcused absence is that the student will receive an Incomplete and grade of a 0 for any work on the day of the unexcused absence/s. Ocean Springs School District follows the Compulsory School Attendance Law in reporting unexcused absences to the County Attendance Officer and the Department of Human Services. 

 

An accumulation of unexcused absences may be one factor in determining promotion/retention of a student. Students with excessive unexcused absences may be referred to MTSS. At the discretion of the Principal, flexibility to allow students to make up missed assignments may be authorized.