What is my child is going to be absent from school?
[To help form a mutually supportive relationship between parents and teachers we encourage you to become familiar with your child’s schedule and daily time schedule (enclosed). Often students call home and tell their parents, “I haven’t got any classes this afternoon, call and excuse me.” If you know that your child has English and Biology in the afternoon, you should question that request. It is very rare that a class is canceled. If you have any doubts about whether to excuse your child, call and ask for the principal. When we have knowledge that a number of students may be trying to get their parent’s permission to miss class illegally, we ask the secretaries to route calls to us. We hope you share our concern for illegal absence from class and will work with us to stress the importance of regular class attendance.
