CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE OFFICE: (562)698-8121

1. Bring a note signed by a parent/guardian
2. Parent needs to clear absence by calling the attendance office and leaving appropriate information regarding the absence.
3. Upon returning to campus, students will first go to the Attendance Dept for a 're-admit slip'. The 're-admit slip' will then allow students to attend classes as usual. 

1. Parents are encouraged to call the school by 9:00 a.m. to clear an absence for their student.
2. Absences is not cleared within three (3) days will convert to a truancy and Saturday school will be assigned.
3. If your student is absent for more than 3 days consecutively a doctor's note will be required. 
4. After the 10th absence in a semester a doctors note will be required for every absence therein. (full day absences).
5. More than two (2) absences or three (3) tardies in a school quarter is considered excessive.
6. The school will not accept more than six (6) parental or guardian verifications per semester excusing a student from being late (i.e. car trouble, woke up late, traffic etc.) 

• Illness absence with a doctor's note or authorization by an authorized school official.
• Exclusion from school, documented by doctor, school nurse or other authorized school official.
• Medical appointments, verified by a note from the doctor.
• Quarantine of the home.
• Funeral of immediate family member of student (1 day in state, 3 days out of state).
• Written verification of personal reasons, such as;
  • Court appearances
  • Observance or attendance of religious holiday, ceremony, or retreat
  • Attendance at an employment conference
  • Government agency appointments.   

• Education Code 48260:Truancy-one who is absent from school/class without a valid excuse.
• A student may lose (at teachers discretion) the privilege of making up missed work as a penalty for truancy.     
• If a student is truant for any part of the school day, the student can be issued a truancy citation by our campus Deputy, assigned Saturday School, and student may be placed on an Attendance Contract for a period of time.
• Truancies will affect citizenship and can affect academic grades.
• Education Code 48262: Habitual Truant Student is deemed a habitual truant when a student is reported as a truant 3 or more times.