Absences and Excuses:
Huntington Beach Union High School District
Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
AR 5113
Absences and Excuses
Excused Absences
A student’s absence shall be excused for the following reasons:
- Personal illness
- Quarantine under the direction of a county or city health officer
- Medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic appointments
- Attendance at funeral services for a member of the immediate family:
- Excused Absence in this instance shall be limited to one day if the service is conducted in California or three days if the service is conducted out of state.
- “Immediate family” shall be defined as mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, spouse, son/son-in-law, daughter/daughter-in-law, brother, sister or any relative living in the student’s immediate household
- The illness or medical appointment during school hours of a child to whom the student is the custodial parent
- Upon advance written request by the parent/guardian and the approval of the principal or designee, justifiable personal reasons including but not limited to:
- Appearance in court
- Attendance at a funeral service
- Observation of a holiday or ceremony of his/her religion
- Attendance at religious retreats not to exceed four hours per semester.
- Attendance at an employment conference
7. Service as member of a precinct board for an election pursuant to Elections Code 12302
8. Participation in religious instruction or exercises in accordance with district policy:
a. In such instances, the student shall attend at least the minimum school day
b. The student shall be excused for this purpose on no more than four days per school month.
When students who have been absent return to school, they have a maximum of five (5) school days to present a satisfactory explanation verifying the reason for the absence. The following methods may be used to verify school absences:
1. Written note from parent/guardian, parent representative, or student if 18 or older
2. Conversation in person or by telephone, between the verifying school employee and the student’s parent/guardian or parent representative. The employee shall subsequently record the following:
a. Name of student
b. Name of parent/guardian or parent representative
c. Name of verifying employee
d. Date(s) of absence
e. Reason for absence
3. Visit to the student’s home by the verifying employee, or any other reasonable method which establishes the fact that the student was absent for the reason stated.
4. Physician’s verification
a. When excusing students for confidential medical services or verifying such appointments, district staff shall not ask the purpose of such appointments but may contact a medical office to confirm the time of the appointment.
b. When a student has had 14 absences in the school year for illness verified by methods listed in #1-3 above, any further absences for illness must be verified by a physician.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE: 45194, 46012, 46014, 48205
Regulation
Approved: 12-5-00
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