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Attendance Policy

 

Clearing an Absence 
To obtain an admit slip, bring a NOTE to the attendance window before school starts
Leaving school during school hours 
Bring a NOTE to leave early to Attendance windows before school or at Lunch time
Attention Parents 
PARENTS, you may CALL or write a NOTE to clear student absences. Please state the date(s) of the absence and the reason for absence. 
Please Call
453-6906 or 453-6905

According to the Ed Code (48200) all kids between the ages of 6 and 18 must attend school full time.

Student Conduct

STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT According to the California Education Code, section 48908
“All pupils shall comply with the regulations, pursue the required course of study, and submit to the authority of the teachers of the schools.” 
GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION FROM SCHOOL
A Student may be subject to suspension or expulsion for any of the following:caused, attempted to cause, or threatened to cause physical injury to another person or willfully using force or violence upon another (Education Code 48900 (a));
  • possessed, sold, or otherwise furnished any firearm, knife, explosive, or other dangerous object unless, in the case of possession of any such object, the student had obtained written permission from a certificated school employee, with the principal’s or the principal’s designee’s concurrence (Education Code 48900 (b));
  • unlawfully possessed, used, sold or otherwise furnished, or had been under the influence of any controlled substance as defined in the Health and Safety Code, 11053-11058, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant of any kind (Education Code 48900 (c));
  • unlawfully offered or arranged or negotiated to sell any controlled substance as defined in "c" above, alcoholic beverage or intoxicant of any kind, and then sold, delivered, or otherwise furnished to any person another liquid, substance, or material and represented it as a controlled substance, alcoholic beverage, or intoxicant (Education Code 48900 (d));
  • committed or attempted to commit robbery or extortion (Education Code 48900(e));
  • caused or attempted to cause damage to school property or private property (Education Code 48900 (f));
  • stole or attempted to steal school property or private property (Education Code 48900 (g));
  • possessed or used tobacco (Education Code 48900 (h));
  • committed an obscene act or engaged in habitual profanity or vulgarity (Education Code 48900 (i));
  • unlawfully possessed, offered, arranged, or negotiated to sell any drug paraphernalia, as defined in Health and Safety Code 11014.5 (Education Code 48900 (j));
  • disrupted school activities or otherwise willfully defied the valid authority of supervisors, teachers, administrators, other school officials, or other school personnel engaged in the performance of their duties (Education Code 48900 (k));
  • knowingly received stolen school property or private property (Education Code 48900 (l));
  • possessed an imitation firearm, i.e., a replica of a firearm that is so substantially similar in physical properties to an existing firearm as to lead a reasonable person to conclude that the replica is a firearm (Education Code 48900 (m));
  • committed or attempted to commit a sexual assault as defined by  Penal Code 261, 266c, 286, 288 and 289, or sexual battery as defined in Penal Code 243.4 (Education Code 48900 (n));
  • harassed, threatened or intimidated a student who is a complaining witness or witness in a school disciplinary proceeding for the purpose of either preventing that student from being a witness or retaliating against that student for being a witness, or both (Education Code 48900 (o));
  • committed sexual harassment as defined in Education Code 212.5 (Education Code 48900.2);
  • made terrorist threats against school officials, school property or both (Education Code 48900.7); and for students in grades 4 to 12, inclusive;
  • intentionally harassed, threatened or intimidated a student or group of student to the extend of having the actual and reasonably expected effect of materially disrupting class work,  creating substantial disorder, and invading student rights by creating an intimidating or hostile educational environment (Education Code 48900.4);
  • caused, attempted to cause, threatened to cause, or participated in an act of hate violence (Education Code 48900.3).

 

What do I do if I miss school?

 
When you miss school, you have three days to clear the absence. A parent or guardian should write a note explaining the absence. Be sure to include your name, the present date, the date(s) you were absent, the reason for the absence, a parent/guardian signature and a phone number where they can be reached. They may also call the attendance office.    Until some form of communication is received, you are considered truant! And truancies are not excused.
 

What if my absence is not excused?

 
In grading late work, the student who has missed assignments (i.e., an assignment given on a day that the student was absent) because of an excused absence should receive full credit for work completed within the time given. It shall be the student's responsibility to contact the teacher and to obtain the assignments. The minimum number of days allowed for such makeup should be equivalent to the number of days the student has been absent plus one day. An extension of this time may be given at the discretion of the teacher. AR 5117 provides guidance regarding excused absences and makeup work.
Upon return to school, students who have missed assignments because of suspension shall be allowed to make up the work within a period not to exceed the days missed plus one day. It shall be the student's responsibility to contact the teacher and to obtain the assignments.
In providing makeup assignments, a teacher may provide an alternative assignment of equal scope and weight.
No credit will be given for assignments missed due to absence or suspension if they are not completed within the time given.
No credit will be given for makeup work submitted by a student whose absence was unexcused and/or truant.
If you don’t clear your absences with a legal excuse to be out of school, you aren’t entitled to make up work! This can severely affect your grades. Also, if you are truant, you can’t participate in any extra-curricular activities that day. Truant students (students who cut class) are also subject to disciplinary action!
 

What absences are excused? 

 
The state of California sets the rules for what is excused and what isn’t. Absences are excused only if you are sick, have a medical appointment, have had a death in the family, an appearance in court, or religious services. Family trips are not excused, even with a note.  Although short term independent study is available if the attendance office and teachers have been given a two week notice. This would be for students that will be gone 5 or more days.  The limit for short term independent study is 20 days.
 
 

What if I am tardy to class?

 
Teachers will give you a warning the first time, but every teacher at Will C. Wood has a policy in place regarding tardies, and kids who are frequently tardy risk detention, loss of participation points in class, and/or disqualified for extra-curricular activities (See “Wildcat Citizenship Plan”). Periodically, the administration will conduct “tardy sweeps.” Students caught in these sweeps will be given an additional consequence of detention and/or Saturday School. 
If you have a pass excusing the tardy, be sure to get any make up work you may need. If you are tardy because you just can’t make it from one class to another in six minutes, figure out the fastest route to class and adjust your routine! If you can’t make it to the restroom and your locker before getting to class, don’t stop at your locker! Have your materials with you already.