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Attendance Protocols

 
 
REPORTING A STUDENT ABSENCE

Parents/Guardians are expected to call 673-4201 (Press 1) for the Main Office attendance line or email [email protected] by 9:00 am to report the absence of their child each day the child is absent.
 
If a call or email is not received by 9:00 am, the school will call to verify status, however, the absence may not be considered excused. Please use the attendance line only to report student absences.

 

 
TARDY PROCEDURES

The school day at MHS begins at 7:40 AM.  Students should be IN their A Block class by the time the bell rings at 7:40 AM.  Students arriving to the building between 7:40 and 7:50 AM will sign in on a clipboard and report directly to their A block class.
 
All students tardy between 7:40 and 7:50 AM are subject to the following: 
    • 1st infraction – Admin will issue a first warning
    • 2nd infraction – Admin will issue a second warning
    • 3rd infraction – Student will meet with administration to discuss the reasons for their continued tardies and the parent will be notified
    • 4th infraction – Admin will issue a lunch or 30-minute after school detention and parent will be notified
    • 5th infraction – Office administration will issue two lunch detentions or a 1-hour after school detention and parent will be notified
    • 6th infraction – Office administration will assign the Pivot Process and parent will be notified
    • 7th and further infractions – Parents will be called in for a meeting to create an Attendance Plan
    • Students who reach steps 1-4 in a quarter will be able to start back at step 1 in the following quarter
    • Any student reaching step 5 or 6 in a quarter will start at step 3 at their first tardy in the following quarter
    • Students who reach step 7 will remain on their Attendance Plan for all remaining quarters in the school year
 

Students arriving to school or a class ten or more minutes late unexcused (at any point during their assigned class day) will stop at or be sent directly to the main office.

 

All students tardy beyond 10 minutes are subject to the following:

    • 1st infraction - Office administration will give a warning
    • 2nd infraction - Student will meet with administration to discuss the reasons for their tardiness and the parent will be notified
    • 3rd infraction - Office administration will issue a lunch detention or 30-minute after school detention and parent will be notified
    • 4th infraction - Office administration will issue two lunch detentions or a 1-hour after school detention and parent will be notified
    • 5th infraction - Office administration will assign the Pivot Process and parent will be notified
    • 6th and further infractions - Parents will be called in for a meeting to create an Attendance Plan
    • Students who reach steps 1-3 in a quarter will be able to start back at step 1 in the following quarter
    • Any student reaching step 4 or 5 in a quarter will start at step 3 at their first tardy in the following quarter
    • Students who reach step 6 will remain on their Attendance Plan for all remaining quarters in the school year
 
Tardiness will be excused for medical appointments, court appearances, funeral attendance, DMV appointments, or college visitations.  To excuse a tardy due to an appointment, students must bring in a copy of verification of the appointment.
 
DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL

Students may be dismissed from school for family emergencies and medical appointments that
cannot be made outside of school time. The parent/guardian should send their child in with a note
or call the Main Office to request a dismissal. The attendance line should not be used for
dismissals.
 
Students must sign out in the Main Office before leaving school.  The administration may request written documentation of appointments prior to approving makeup privileges.
 
Students living with a parent/guardian, regardless of their age, will need to obtain permission from their parent/guardian for dismissal from school.  Students eighteen (18) years old and older who are declared independent must obtain approval from an administrator prior to signing out.  There are no exceptions to this policy. Students dismissed by the Nurse due to health-related issues need to check out with the Main Office before leaving the building.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Page Contents
 
REPORTING A STUDENT ABSENCE

TARDY PROCEDURES

DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL