• ELHS ATTENDANCE

    State policy defines the school year as 180 attendance days. Attending school regularly is very important if students want to succeed in school. Great attendance means being present at school each day and in class each period. Additionally, it means being on time for school and for all classes. Success in school and ultimately in life begins with great attendance.

    The school start time is 8:15 am and end time is 3:15 pm.

    Attendance Procedures:

    Students who are absent from school must bring a note from their parent, legal guardian or doctor on the first day back to school and present it to the attendance office. Absences that fall in compliance with the Board of Education's policies will be excused. Excuses will NOT be accepted after 3 days, those absences will be considered UNEXCUSED. Students are allowed (3) parent “handwritten" absentee notes per semester. All subsequent absences will be unexcused (unless it is a doctor’s note or some other type of lawful reason). Students' first and last name, date(s) of absence, reason for absence, parent signature and phone number should be on the written note. If a student is absent for 3 consecutive days, then a doctor’s note must be provided to excuse the absence. Students who violate the school attendance policy may be referred to the school social worker, and/or placed on an attendance contract, and/or have their parking pass pulled.

     

    Check-In/Check-Out

    Important Items *read below for details on each bullet item*

    • No check-outs are permitted after 2:45 pm.

    • Students are NOT allowed to check themselves out even if they are 18 years old.

    • Phone calls are not accepted for check-outs. 

    • Only persons listed on the emergency card in Infinite Campus will be able to check-in/check-out students

    • Students arriving at school after 8:30 am must be checked in to school by an adult.

    Students will be allowed five (5) parental notes per semester for a combination of check-in/ check-outs/morning tardies. Students who arrive at school after 8:15 am Check-in/ check-outs will then be unexcused unless approved documentation is provided at the time of check-in.

    If the student has an ELHS parking permit, the permit will be revoked for a week after five (5) unexcused tardies or three (3) unexcused absences per semester. Students who accumulate six (6) or more tardies or four (4) unexcused absences will have their parking permit revoked for the remainder of that semester. 

    Students should arrive at school on time and remain at school for the complete school day. Students who leave campus without checking out or who are absent from school without their parent's permission will be considered truant. Students who skip a portion of class, a full class, or several classes are considered truant and will receive a disciplinary referral. 

    *Acceptable excuses for tardies to school or early checkouts are the same as excused reasons for full-day absences. For example, car trouble is NOT excusable since HCBOE provides transportation to school, missing the bus, waking up late, oversleeping, vacations, babysitting siblings, taking your pet to the vet, flat tire, and running errands are all UNEXCUSED.

    • Students are NOT allowed to check themselves out even if they are 18 years old, UNLESS they are emancipated through the court system, and we have a copy of the paperwork in the counseling office or they are "self-enrolled."

    • The attendance office cannot accept phone calls for checkouts. Students must bring a note from their parent to the attendance office first thing in the morning they are to check out, with their name, time to check out, the reason for check out, parents' name and phone number, or a faxed note with a copy of the parent's driver’s license, or legal guardian must come into the attendance office with their ID to check the student out. Please email all notes and permission for check-outs to Afi.edwards@henry.k12.ga.us

    • Identification is required and verified before a student is called to the office. Only persons listed on the emergency card will be able to check out students. Please make sure that all contact names are listed on the card and the information is updated as needed.

    • If a student checks out and returns to school from checking out, the student must provide documentation for the checkout to be changed to excused (for example: doctor/ dental note, court or probation).

    • Students are required to remain in class until the attendance/front office calls for the student to report to the attendance office for check-out. 

    Students who arrive at school after 8:30 am must be accompanied by a parent or guardian listed in Infinite Campus required to accompany the student for morning check-in.