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District Attendance Expectations

Regular attendance is key to academic success. Our goal is to ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential by attending school every day. Consistent attendance not only helps students stay engaged with their learning but also fosters a strong school community.

We expect all students to attend school daily and arrive on time, ready to learn. Absences, whether excused or unexcused, can impact a student's progress. Therefore, we encourage families to prioritize their child's attendance and to schedule appointments or family vacations outside of school hours whenever possible.

Our district offers support for families facing challenges that may affect attendance. If you need assistance, please reach out to your school’s administration so we can work together to ensure your child’s success.

For more details on our attendance policy, please visit our district site or contact the school directly.



Note: Principal discretion for documented emergencies or absence.

Tardies to school or class 6th - 12th Grade
tardies reset at the beginning of each semester.
5 Tardies
3 day detention
 Lunch or after school.
8
Tardies
5 day detention
Lunch or after school.
10 Tardies
1 day ISS
In school suspension.
 
Request parent meeting.
15 Tardies
 2 day ISS
In school suspension.
20 Tardies
3 day ISS
In school suspension.
 
Loss of prom and other extracurricular activities.
 
No participation in athletic/extracurricular activities.
 
Put on warning in writing that 5 more tardies will result in loss of prom and other extracurricular activities.
25 Tardies
 
Loss of prom and other extracurricular activities.

Absences
10 or more unexcused absences in the school year
3 day detention
 loss of prom privilege, and driving privileges revoked.
15 or more absences in the school year
5 day detention
 unexcused absences, removal from team roster.
25 or more unexcused absences in the school year
1 day ISS
 loss of the privilege to participate in graduation.
 
Kindergarten through 8th Grade Students
Students in grades K-8 will be allowed up to 3 parent notes that address up to 5 days total absences and must have doctor’s notes for all other absences after those 5 days per semester.
9th through 12 Grade
Students
 Students in grades 9-12 will be allowed up to 2 parent notes a semester or 4 for the school year.

Extracurricular Activities
principal discretion for documented emergencies or absence
Coaches/Club Advisor/Band Director will have standards for practice/game attendance. These standards shall be explained annually at the parent meeting before the season starts.
Students must be at school and counted present for that day (present for at least ½ of the day) to participate in extracurricular activities and athletic contest/practice that afternoon/evening/weekend.
Any student who has outside school suspension (OSS) cannot practice/participate in athletic practice/contest and/or extracurricular activities that afternoon/evening/weekend.

JBHS Absentee Policy / Absence Information

  • Students must report to the front lobby if they have missed the previous day or any part of the previous day to receive an attendance note.
  • A note from a parent, guardian, or doctor should be presented. The note should be complete with dates, reason for absence(s), signature, and phone number for verification.
  • If a student has missed 3 consecutive days due to illness, a doctor’s note may be required.
  • In the event of excessive absences, the school reserves the right to request a doctor’s note at itsdiscretion.
  • To leave campus after he/she has arrived, a student must give the office a written notice by a parent andthe student must sign out in the main office. There will be no phone check-outs. All parent notes sentby email will be verified by phone call.
  • SENIOR SKIP DAY IS RECOGNIZED AS AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE as this is not a school-sponsored event.
 
Absence Procedures
  • An attendance note will be issued to the student. The student must present this attendance note to each teacher of the class or classes missed the previous day. The teacher will mark in his/her gradebook whether the absence was unexcused or excused.
  • Students who do not get an attendance note in the morning on a day after an absence will automatically be counted as unexcused in all classes.
  • Students will need to turn in the attendance note to the teacher of the student’s last class of the day, which will be turned into the office and filed in the student’s attendance folder.

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