WAKULLA HIGH SCHOOL
EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

Determination of when an absence is excused or unexcused is the responsibility of the principal or his/her designee. Parents/Guardians are required to provide written notes or other documentation to the attendance office within two (2) days of the student's return to school for the absence to be considered excused. Official documentation from a third party is required for five (5) or more absences in a nine weeks. A student with four (4) or more unexcused absences or excessive excused absences in any class during the nine weeks grading period will have an automatic failing grade of 59, or lower if earned, for that class unless a successful appeal has been made. Students who miss more than 10 minutes of a class will be considered absent from that class.
For more information concerning the appeal process consult the Secondary Code of Student Conduct and Attendance Policy.

EXCUSED ABSENCES ARE ABSENCES RESULTING FROM: The student and/or parent must contact each teacher by the end of the second day after returning to school to obtain make-up work. The time frame for handing the work in will be determined by the teacher. 1. Illness or injury of the student.
2. Death in the family.
3. Legal reasons.
4. Religious holidays or services which are mandated for all members of the faith and which cannot be observed outside the regular school day.
5. Other individual student absences beyond the control of the parent or student, as determined and approved by the principal or the principal's designee.
UNEXCUSECD ABSENCES: Any student who misses a class with an unexcused absence may not make up work missed and shall be given a grade of 0 for any work missed. The following are examples of unexcused absences. 1. Truancy.
2. Missing the bus.
3. Trips not pre-approved.
4. Shopping.
5. Hunting, fishing, attendance at games.
6. Birthdays or other celebrations.
7. Gainful employment.
See the Secondary Code of Student Conduct and Attendance Policy for more information concerning a student's absence from school. An excused absence will be given only for the reasons listed in the student handbook. Students who miss more than 10 minutes of a class will be considered absent from that class.