Attendance Policy - What to do?

Please take a moment to review the Henry County Parent/Student Handbook which highlights the county's attendance policy. 

In the event that your child experiences vomiting, diarrhea or fever, please allow them to remain at home.  They may return to school when they are symptom-free for 24 hours without medication.

When your child returns to school, please provide a note for the front office with the following information (even if you sent your child's teacher an email):

1.  Your child's name

2.  The date of the absence

3.  The reason for the absence

4.  Parent signature & contact number

                        -OR-

A medical excuse from a doctor or dentist's office. 

      

When notes are provided, your child's absence will be excused for the day(s).  Otherwise, your student's attendance record will be documented with an unexcused absence.  Students with three or more absences will receive a letter indicating the accumulation of unexcused days.   

 

For assistance with attendance, please contact your school counselors.

 

Tardies: Parent(s)/Guardian(s) students are considered tardy at 7:45a.m. (When they are not in their classroom) Please escort your child into the building and use our computer system. Understanding this results in a (CIUP) code in the school system 

 

Absences: 

 

Parent(s)/Guardian(s) students are considered absent if they are checked out of school before 11:00 a.m. Understand this results in a (COUA) code in the school system (Please take a pink slip to the right to ensure an “excused absence”) 

 

Early Check-outs: 

 

If you check out your student after 11:00 a.m. for an appointment or personal reason he/she is considered an early check out for that school day. Understand this results in a (COUP) code in the school system. 

 

**Parents please remember to send a note EACH TIME for the following** Student Absences Change of Transportation.