A. EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES:
1. An absence will be considered excused
by Marquette for one of the following reasons:
a) Sickness in the immediate family
(student himself or, in a specific case, the student's parent or another
family member).
b) Death of some member of the immediate
family (including grandparents, aunts or uncles). In keeping with
the Christian tradition, students may be dismissed from school with parent's
permission for the funeral Mass of relatives and friends. Permission must
be obtained before the beginning of the school day.
c) Wedding of an immediate family
member.
d) Any absence requested by the student's
parent(s). In the case of necessary appointments, parents must notify the
office
no later than the morning of the appointment. When any
absence is anticipated, such request should be made and approved by the
Assistant Principal beforehand.
e) All excused absences will count
towards the 15 per semester as stated in the Iowa Code and will be subject
to Iowa Code regulations.
2. Unexcused Absence- Any absence
from an assigned class or activity without permission is considered an
unexcused absence. Make-up work will not be allowed and no credit will
be given for work missed.
3. Parental Notes- If a student is
absent, he/she is to present a note upon returning in the event that a
parent/guardian has not called. The dated note needs to include the date
and length of absence, the reason for the absence, and a signature. If
the student fails to bring an excuse after the second morning, a demerit
will be issued.
B. CALL IN:
All students must be at their assigned
place at 8:10 A.M. When a student is unable to attend school , a parent
must call
the school between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. on the first
day of absence to report the reason for the absence and the estimated length
of the absence. If the school does not receive a parental call, the school
secretary will call the parents of the unexcused students by 9:30 A.M.
to determine the reason for their absence. If no phone contact is made,
the student must present a parental note the next morning.
C. MAKE-UP WORK:
The student will be allowed
to make up the class work missed during the time of an excused absence.
It is the
responsibility of the student to obtain the assignments
missed and to complete the required work by the second class day following
the absence. For example, if a student is absent on Monday, the work is
required to be made up by the following Friday. Work not completed on time
or work missed during an unexcused absence may result in the reduction
of the scholastic grade.
D. TARDY:
A student is tardy at the beginning
of any class if not in the assigned room at the time the class or activity
is scheduled to start. Students who are tardy will be given a penalty by
the teacher affected. Accumulation of 5 unexcused tardies from homeroom
itself will result in a demerit.
E. OFF CAMPUS PERMISSIONS:
All off campus permissions must
be obtained during the homeroom period from the Assistant Principal. A
student leaving school with such a permission is to sign out and sign back
in on the form outside the secretary's office. If, after starting the class
day, it becomes necessary for a student to leave school for any reason,
the student is to check out with an administrator (normally the Assistant
Principal), obtain parental permission, and sign the form outside the secretary's
office. Students are not allowed to leave the campus for lunch. Students
who leave without the permission of both a parent and an administrator
will be given an unexcused absence.
F. SKIPPING:
Students are expected to be in attendance
of all classes, assembles and liturgies. An excused absence on either campus
will result in the following disciplinary action.
1. one block: letter to parents plus one detention;
2. in excess of one block to 2 full blocks: a 1 day in
school suspension;
3. in excess of 2 blocks to one full day: a 2 day in
school suspension
4. Repeat offenders will be subject to Disciplinary Board
review.
G. EXCESSIVE ABSENCE:
1. The Iowa Code spells out the procedures
which Marquette High School will be following if a student is absent excessively.
The principal will notify the parents after a student has four absences
from a class in the same semester. After a student has five absences from
a class, a meeting will be arranged with the parents and the Disciplinary
Board. The Disciplinary Board reserves the right to refuse a final grade.
2. When absences reach twelve school
days in a semester and the records have been reviewed, a letter from the
principal is mailed to the home, and a copy of that letter will be placed
in the student's cumulative folder. Following fifteen absences in a semester
and a review of the student's attendance record, the principal is obliged
by Iowa Law to contact the County Attorney for further action. Note that
all days that a student is absent will count toward the fifteen days, regardless
of the reason(s) for the absences.
3. Students who miss a class because
of an extracurricular activity must see the instructor of the class(es)
prior to leaving for the activity. Failure to notify the instructor will
be considered an unexcused absence.
H. ABSENCES AND PARTICIPATION IN EXTRACURRICULAR EVENTS:
In order to participate in any extracurricular
event students must be in school on the day of the event from 12:00 noon
until the end of the class day. Exceptions will only be made for emergencies
or extenuating circumstances approved by the administration.
(Ordinarily, college days would not be included among
such exceptions.)
I. COLLEGE DAYS:
Each senior or second semester junior
is permitted a college day, work seeking or military day. The student
is permitted to be absent from school for two nonconsecutive
days sometime during one's final three semesters to seek a job or to visit
a school of his/her choice. The student must obtain a visitation form from
the counselor at least one day before the college day or job seeking day
is taken. The absence is an excused absence and will not be counted as
an absence, and the work missed can be made up and credit will be given.
Failure to complete the form will cause the absence to be considered an
unexcused absence, in which case the teachers need not permit work to be
made up and loss of credit will follow. College, work or military days
must be taken before May 1.
J. WORK RELEASE POLICY:
1. A junior or senior student who
wishes to come late or leave school early for work privilege must obtain
and complete a Work Release Permit form from the Assistant Principal.
2. The Work Release Permit. The student
agrees to be at the place of employment at the day and the time indicated.
If the student is unable to work at the time indicated, a parent must notify
the school of the student's absence before the student's scheduled work
time. Otherwise the absence is considered unexcused and disciplinary action
will be taken. The student arriving after first block must not be late
for second block class or risk losing the work permit.
The student who participates
in extracurricular activities immediately after school will not be permitted
to leave early for work release.
The student agrees to abide
by all regulations governing a work release situation. The student also
agrees that the permit can be revoked if grades fall or if the student
fails to abide by other school regulations.
