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Regular attendance at school is
important to each student. Students
must be in school every day unless
they are ill or have a medical or
dental appointment. California State
Law requires that all students
returning from an absence have an
absence note or a verification
signed by a parent or guardian,
explaining the date and reason for
the absence. Students must take
these notes to the Attendance Office
before homeroom and readmittance
cards will be issued. Readmittance
cards are to be carried by students
to each of their classrooms.
Holmes
Middle School is a closed campus.
Students are not allowed to leave
school during the school day for any
reason without a permission slip
from the Attendance Office. In
order to be excused early, a
student must have a written parent
or guardian request and be picked up
in the Attendance Office by a parent
or guardian. The office will then
issue to the student a "Permit to
Leave" the campus. The Attendance
Office is open at 7:30 a.m. Parents
are requested to telephone the
Attendance Office whenever their son
or daughter is absent. Attendance
Office personnel should be notified
of any changes in student addresses
or telephone numbers.
"Check-out/clearance cards" for
students transferring to other
schools, also originate in this
office. Students should be on time
to school and to their classes.
However, if a student is tardy to
school, these procedures are to be
followed:
1. Students who are late must sign
in at the front gate or report to
the attendance office before going
to homeroom.
2. Students who arrive after
homeroom must report immediately to
the Attendance Office for record
clearance.
Medical and Dental Appointments
Written requests for medical and
dental appointments should be
presented to the Attendance Office
before school on the day of the
appointment. Students need to pick
up the "Permit to Leave" slip and
bring it back to the office upon
returning. Students having a morning
appointment should come to school
immediately after the appointment.
If the appointment is in the
afternoon, students should attend
school in the morning Do not stay
out of school the entire day.
Tardiness and Truancy
1. Students who are tardy to class
are sent to the Assistant Principal
in the Attendance Office. After two
warnings, detention will be issued.
2. All Students found truant will be
immediately referred to the
counselor's office.
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