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According to Arizona State law, attendance in school is mandatory. During a Quarter, a student is allowed three (3) unexcused absences per class. Once a student reaches four (4) unexcused absences in a class, they will receive the grade of “NC” (if they are passing) or “F” (if they are failing). The student is still expected to attend class and learn as much as they can, but they will not receive credit for the class. Failure to attend class after this point may be addressed as a discipline issue or may be referred to the court system as being “Habitually truant.” If a student misses ten (10) consecutive unexcused days of school, then they will be dropped from school and must go through the enrollment process to be accepted back to MHP. Furthermore, if a student is absent more than 10% of the school year (18 full school days), excused or unexcused, they may be referred to the court system as being “Habitually truant.”
If an absence/tardy should occur, please call the school (520-836-9383) as soon as possible to explain the reason. At this point, the absence/tardy is still considered unexcused until written documentation is brought to the school office within 3 school days of the student’s return to school or the excused absence form is filled out online.
EXCUSED ABSENCES/TARDIES
Reasons where no documentation is needed if the absence/tardy is due to:
make copies of the form on the back of this page):
Three unexcused tardies will count as one unexcused absence and will then be counted toward the total unexcused absences and could result in receiving an “NC” grade for that class. If a student arrives in class more than halfway through class, they will be marked as absent and can be excused using the above process.
If an absence/tardy should occur, please call the school (520-836-9383) as soon as possible to explain the reason. At this point, the absence/tardy is still considered unexcused until written documentation is brought to the school office within 3 school days of the student’s return to school or the excused absence form is filled out online.
EXCUSED ABSENCES/TARDIES
Reasons where no documentation is needed if the absence/tardy is due to:
- School-Related activities
- Out of School Suspension
- Illness
- Chronic Illness (documentation must be on file)
- Medical/dental/health appointments (provide documentation if available)
- Related to the legal system
- Family emergency
- Wedding or Bereavement
- Religious observations
- College Visit
make copies of the form on the back of this page):
- Student's name and grade level
- Reason for the absence/tardy (from the list above)
- The date of the absence/tardy
- Parent/guardian name, daytime phone and signature
- If available, official documentation from the service provider or legal entity
Three unexcused tardies will count as one unexcused absence and will then be counted toward the total unexcused absences and could result in receiving an “NC” grade for that class. If a student arrives in class more than halfway through class, they will be marked as absent and can be excused using the above process.