Attendance
Dear Coyote Families,
Welcome! I look forward to working with you to ensure our students thrive this school year. In order to achieve that, students need to arrive on time and be in class prepared to learn. If for any reason, that is not possible, below are the procedures for tardies, absences and student releases.
ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES
Tardies and absences:
Students that are more than 30 minutes late to class are considered absent and can be considered truant. Per district policy and in accordance with CA EdCode, “a student missing less than 30 minutes of a period is considered tardy. A student missing 30 minutes or more of a period is considered absent. The absence will only be recorded as a truancy if the time missed is not warranted or excused.”
Students who leave campus without permission are considered truant.
Absences that are not excused will be considered unexcused after 10 days.
In order to reduce the high volume of phone calls, to excuse tardies or absences, please send doctor or legal notes with student or by email. If no note is provided, parent can send an email to: [email protected]
Hart District Attendance Policy can be found HERE.
CA EdCode related to school truancy can be found HERE.
Releasing students from campus:
1. Students must have an off campus pass in order to leave campus. Students who leave campus without an off campus pass will be considered TRUANT. Off campus passes are issued by the Attendance or Health Office.
2. 11th and 12th grade students: Parent requests for early release must be provided a minimum of 1 hour in advance in order to allow the attendance office time to process the request and to minimize classroom disruption. Below are the ways to request an early release for an 11th or 12th grade student:
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- Email the attendance office at [email protected]
- Send a written and signed note to the attendance office with the student.
- Call the attendance office at 661-888-6288 ext 124
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3. 9th and 10th grade students:
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- A parent/legal guardian must physically sign out and accompany their student in the Attendance Office. Parent/guardians must present a valid photo ID.
- Students will only be released to adults authorized on the student's emergency card.
- Castaic High School is a closed campus, during the hour of 12:00-1:00pm all 9th and 10th grade students must be physically signed out by a parent/legal guardian. We will not release students to anyone other than the parent/guardian during this hour.
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4. A student who leaves campus due to illness must be cleared through the Health Office.
Absence errors:
If a student is marked absent in error, please reach out to the teacher that marked them absent in order to have the error corrected. You can email the teacher using the Staff Directory. The attendance office cannot override an entry summited by a teacher.