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Nebo School District is urging all parents and students to carefully review the new district-wide attendance policy that will be in effect for the 2008-09 school year.
"New Utah laws have resulted in many changes to the elementary and secondary attendance policies. Our district wants to work closely with students who struggle with attendance and with their parents to avoid court referrals and keep students in classes," said Lana Hiskey, Nebo Information Officer. "Attendance is vital for success." The following information provides highlights of both policies found in the "Parent Information Guide" mailed to each family. The attendance policies are available, in their entirety, on Nebo's Web site at www.nebo.edu. Choose the "Student Services" link and then click on the policy you would like to review. Elementary Policy *Parents must call their student's school within two (2) days of an absence to excuse the absence stating the reason for their student missing school. Parents should contact teachers to arrange for missing work. *A student who is more than sixty (60) minutes late to school may be considered absent. *Parents will receive a Concern Letter if their student missed five (5) days as unexcused. * Parents will receive a Notice of Compulsory Education Violation letter, and are required to meet with school administration if their students miss ten (10) days as unexcused. *If a student missed five (5) more days as unexcused after that meeting, a Compulsory Education Violation is issued and the parents will be referred to the Utah County Attorney's office. Secondary Policy *Parents must call their student's school within two (2) days of an absence to excuse the absence stating the reason for their student missing school. Parent/students should contact teachers to arrange for missing work. *The parents of a student having five (5) unexcused absences in a particular class period or a total of twenty (20) unexcused absences in all class periods during the school year will receive a Concern Letter. *The parents of a student having ten (10) unexcused absences in a particular class period or a total of forty (40) unexcused absences in all class periods during the school year will receive a Notice of Truancy. This requires the student and a parent to meet with the school administration. The student will be assessed a $30.00 fine, and the student and parent(s) will be referred to a Truancy Prevention Class. *The parents of a student having five (5) additional unexcused absences in a particular class period or a total of twenty (20) additional unexcused absences in all class periods will receive a Habitual Truant Citation. *At that time, the student and parent(s) will either participate in the Nebo Attendance Court or will be referred to the Fourth District Juvenile Court. Nebo School District looks forward to working with students and parents in the coming school year. The success of each student is important to us. If you have any questions regarding the new laws or policies, please contact your school's administration. |
