NAHS Attendance Reminder & Information
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NAHS Attendance Reminder & Information
A few reminders and highlights of attendance information on documented absences versus excused absences.
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To report a student absence please call 978-794-1711 Ext. #3 by 8:00am
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To dismiss a student prior to the end of a school day, please send your student with a parent note to the main office by 7:35am. The note should be signed and dated while indicating the time and reason for dismissal.
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Excused Absences/Tardies |
Documented Absences/Tardies |
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Allows for makeup work to be graded and counted |
Allows for makeup work to be graded and counted |
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Counts towards credit reduction |
Does not count towards credit reduction |
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Communicated by parent as a call-in to our absent line or by a parent note to the office -Routine absence due to brief illness -Dismissals of school authorized by parents prior to the student leaving school -Absences from school due to pre planned vacations or non NAHS sanctioned events (club sports/activities..etc) |
-Illness covered by doctor’s note -Death in family as communicated by parent -Religious Holiday as communicated by parent -Mandated court appearance covered by documentation from court -Authorized field trip as coded by NAHS -Illness dismissals as coded by the discretion of our nurses -COVID as communicated by parent |
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Families notification to main office within 48 hours of the absence or tardy |
Families have 10 days to provide main office/nurse with applicable documentation |
*Please see this link for information on our 2022-2023 Attendance Protocol