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Attendance Info

 

ATTENDANCE

The School Board, Faculty and Administration believe that the educational program offered at Lakeview is predicated upon the presence of the pupil and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation.  Good attendance is necessary if the education process is to succeed.  In addition to all specific district attendance regulations and procedures, the Lakeview School Board will abide by all other guidelines set by the Pennsylvania school code.
 

Parents should call the school (724-376-7911) in the morning before 8:30 AM if your son/daughter will not be attending that day.  The school may call you to consult with you when a student is absent without an accompanying call from home.  When students return to school after an absence, a detailed written excuse from home must be provided.    Any student failing to bring an excuse within three (3) days of his/her return to school will be issued an illegal/unexcused absence.   It is the responsibility of the parent and student to remember to turn in a written excuse for absences.
 

After the fifteenth (15) day of absence in any given year, students will be required to provide a doctor's excuse within one week.  Failure to do this will result in an illegal/unexcused absence being issued.  Periodically, parents are sent attendance update letters when students are missing school excessively.  

Students under the age of 18– compulsory school age and are illegally absent for more than three (3) days, or their equivalent, are considered Habitually Truant.  After proper written notices of illegal absences have been issued, truancy charges will be filed with the district magistrate's office, against both parents and student.  By law, notification must occur only once over the time a student is enrolled at Lakeview High School.
 

Students will be assigned one day of In-School-Suspension in the Reassignment Center for every illegal/unexcused absence.  All assignments and a Behavior Reflection sheet must be completed before returning to regular classes.  Students may only be able to earn partial credit for these assignments.
 

Students who have scheduled doctor or dentist appointments during the school day must provide a written note from home prior to being excused for the appointment.  Notes must include the name and phone number of the doctor or dentist.  Notes for doctor or dentist appointments are to be taken to the High School Office before homeroom on or before the day of the appointment.  Appointments may be confirmed before students are excused.  Appointments for driver's tests, senior portraits or other non-educational purposes are not considered excused.  These absences are illegal/unexcused. Parents do not need to come in to the office if a note was received on time.  Your son or daughter will sign out and meet you outside.

Unaccounted Absences
 

Students whose names are on the active membership roll, who are at anytime in the school term absent from school for 10 consecutive school days, shall thereafter be removed from the active membership roll unless one of the following occurs:

  1.   The District has been provided with evidence that the absence may be legally excused.
  2. Compulsory attendance prosecution has been or is being pursued.
     

Over Age Eighteen
 

Students over compulsory age are attending school by freedom of choice and are required to follow school rules as they apply to all students.  Failure to do so will result in the student being asked to make a decision to either abide by school rules including daily attendance or consider withdrawing from school.  A parent conference will be required before re-admitting a student.
 

Nurse Excusals
 

Students who are excused by the Nurse and sent home ill can not return for sports or extracurricular activities.  Nurse dismissals will not take the place of a doctor’s excuse if required.  
 

College Visits
 

All college visits must be pre-approved through the Guidance Office.  The time will be marked illegal/unexcused if proper procedures are not followed.
 

Tardiness
 

Each semester, students are expected to arrive at school on time each morning and be seated in their Period 1 class by 8:15 AM.  Attendance will be taken there.  Students riding buses who arrive after 8:15 AM must report directly to the office upon arrival.  Students who are tardy to school must report directly to the office.  A detention will be issued on the 3rd illegal tardy to school per semester.  On the 6th illegal tardy per semester, students will be assigned to the reassignment center.  
 

Students are also expected to arrive at class on time.  Three (3) minutes maximum of passing time between classes is given.  Students late to class without a written pass face disciplinary sanctions from classroom teachers and/or from the office.