Attendance

Student safety is our primary concern, including accountability for students during the school day.

Early Release Requests for Student Drivers:

For early release of students driving themselves, parents/guardians must submit a written request by completing the form linked below.

• To allow time for processing, please allow a minimum of 1 hour’s advanced notice.
• All parent/guardian emails given in the request form must match the email address that we have in our system. (The email address submitted during the registration process.)
• When the request has been approved, you and your student driver will receive an email notification. Student drivers will show this email to their teacher for early dismissal, then check out from the Main Office before leaving the building.
• Student drivers MUST check out with the Main Office before leaving campus. Failure to check out with the Main Office will result in disciplinary action.
• We cannot accept phone calls requesting early release.

Request Early Release for Your Student Driver

 

Early Release for Non-Student Drivers:

Students who do not drive to school will need to be checked out in person by their parents/guardians. This helps us ensure the safety of our students by releasing them only to people authorized by their parents/guardians.

• Walk-in requests for check-out will not be taken after 3:15 PM.
• Please bring your photo ID with you for verification to the Main Office (West entrance off of Texan Drive), and they will call your student down at that time.
• Please plan time for us to notify the student you are here as well as traffic delays in the area.
• If you are picking up your student during their lunch, athletic or PE period, please have a way to communicate to them that you have arrived to pick them up.
• Anyone picking up a student, other than a parent/guardian, must be listed as an Emergency contact in the student’s file. We must have written authorization each time.

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Students seen in the Nurse’s Office:

A visit to the Nurse’s Office does not automatically excuse a student’s absence. After evaluating the student, the nurse uses the evaluation along with district attendance guidelines to gauge if a student is okay to return to class (after proper treatment if necessary) or dismiss the student home.

If a student needs to be dismissed from school, the Nurse’s Office will call their parent/guardian. If they are a student driver, the nurse will authorize their early release by confirming with their parent/guardian.

If the parent/guardian chooses to pick up their student, they will need to report their absence for any class periods missed using the district form.