Absence Procedures.

If your student will be absent for the day, please call 614-921-7240 to report the absence by 10:00 a.m. A voice messaging system will take calls 24 hours. If no phone call or note is received by the attendance office, parents will be notified of a student’s absence by the auto-dialer beginning at 6:00 PM. A phone call or a note from a parent or guardian must be turned into the attendance office within 3 days. The following information is needed:

• Name of student (with spelling)
• Grade level
• Reason for the absence
• If they attend the ILC
• Your name
• Your relationship to the student
• You phone number

NEW – A student can leave class/school ONLY if the following has happened: a note has been turned into the Attendance Office or a parent has emailed HDVattendance@hboe.org and the student has an early dismissal pass. ALL EMAILS AND NOTES FOR EARLY DISMISSAL SHOULD BE IN BY 10:00 A.M. FOR SAME DAY DISMISSAL. Students no longer have to sign out if they have an Early Dismissal pass. The student can show their pass to their teacher at the designated time and then exit the building. If returning, the student must sign back in so their time can be adjusted.

Please note:

• This applies to those who are 18 and older as they cannot sign themselves out. Parents are still the authority while the 18-year-old is in school.
• Teachers will not dismiss students based on a personal text or call to a cell phone.
• Students who are ill during the school day should report to the Clinic to be evaluated. Parents will be contacted by the nurse.
• Any student who arrives tardy without signing in at attendance, or leaves the building without advanced parent consent will be marked unexcused and considered truant. This will result in a detention.

Early dismissals the day before long weekends or holidays must be turned into the attendance office no later than the school day prior to the early dismissal day. This includes whether the student is leaving for the day, has an appointment, or is leaving and coming back. If not, the note will need to be approved by a principal or a parent/guardian will need to come to school to sign the student out.

• Excused absences: doctor appointments, illness, etc.
• Unexcused absences: oversleeping, alarm, traffic, car issues, no check-in/out at attendance, etc.
• Unexcused Reason: This code is used when we have heard from a parent/guardian, but the reason does meet the criteria for an excused absence, or when a reason is not left on the voicemail. It will prevent you from receiving a phone call that day.  Examples: oversleeping, traffic, car issues, Drivers Education in-cars, Drivers License test, forgot iPad or cell phone. weather is bad, etc.
• Official Absences: Approved vacations, funeral (3 days bereavement for an immediate family member and an obituary may be requested), doctors note, college visit letter, or court document to make the time missed “official”. “Official” days out still calculate for HB410 hours, per state of Ohio law.

Vacation Form – students can use this form for a one time per school year, a maximum of 10 days that will be marked VAC/Official. The form is located on the district website as well as in the Attendance Office. Please turn in two weeks prior to the event, if possible.

Students can have three “official” college visits for both their Junior and Senior year (total of six). For the visits to become “official” they must meet the requirements listed in the sample below:

Please note: Seniors must have their college visits completed by May 1 to be “official”.

If your student has a chronic illness (i.e. IBS, Juvenile Arthritis, Epilepsy, Panic Disorder, etc) please have your doctor provide a note stating the student’s condition and that absences relating to that condition be officially excused for the current school year. If your student would get the flu, etc. that would not fall under the official excuse for the condition. A new letter for each school year is needed.