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Attendance Guidelines

Attendance Guidelines

Sick Children

  • Call in for your child by 10:00am at 817-547-2913 or email Nicole.passmore@birdvilleschools.net
  • Send in or scan in documentation (to FOCUS) on the first day back to school
  • Documentation can be a parent note or doctor’s note, dr note is preferred
  • A student is tardy after the 8:10am bell rings
  • Parents must escort their children into the building and sign them in at the office.
  • The child’s day starts at 8:00am in his/her classroom with a morning routine. Tardiness puts the child behind all day.

 

Doctor’s Appointments

  • A child who is at a medical appointment in the morning is not counted tardy if they are able to provide a doctor's note.
  • If your child leaves school early for a medical appointment, the parent must come in and sign the child out. The next day, the child should present a doctor's note issued by the provider.
  • Any children who are injured and not able to fully participate in PE or recess should provide the office with a detailed list of restrictions. The office will disseminate the information to those that have a need to know.

Unexcused Absences

  • A parent may call or email in to excuse up to 6 school days per year without a doctor's note.  Any days in which the school does not hear from the parent will counted as unexcused.  Any day beyond the 6 permitted excused days will be counted as unexcused unless the student is able to provide a doctor's note.