ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES (CHANGE FOR 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR!)
All participants are expected to attend every game/event and practice session. Coaches/Advisors may deal with absences in a way that has been established and is appropriate.
1. Participants must be in school by 10:00 am in order to compete or practice on that day, with the following exceptions.
a) School-approved function (i.e. field trip, etc.)
b) Funerals, college visits, and other pre-approved absences, if approved in accordance with
school policy.
c) Appointment Exemption (i.e. doctor or dentist appointment, driver’s test, etc.)
Students cannot participate in the contest or practice on that date unless they have a written excuse from the office of their appointment. No administrator, coach, or advisor can grant a student permission to participate under any circumstances without a note from physician/proctor/secretary.
The time excused from school is limited to the appointment as well as travel time to and from an appointment. Any additional time will be treated as unexcused, and would make student ineligible for that date. Anything after 10:00 am would be considered unexcused (excluding the exceptions listed above) and the athlete would be ineligible for any practice or competition on that day.
2. Students who are absent from one or more periods the day of a contest or practice because of illness cannot participate in the contest or practice on that date.
3. Students serving suspensions (in-school or out-of-school) will not be allowed to participate or attend practices and/or events on that date. If a detention needs to be served after school, the student will be excused from practice for that amount of time. At any time, if a teacher needs to meet with a student, the student will be excused from the extra-curricular activity. On days when school is closed early and students are sent home because of bad weather, practices will automatically be canceled and participants are to go home with the other students.
