Attendance Procedures

Absences or tardiness should be reported by 9:15 am.
Students who are not in their classrooms by 9:15 am are considered lateand must report to the office before going to their classrooms.
Virginia State Law and the Fairfax County School Board Policy require accurate reporting of absences. Therefore, when an absence is not accounted for in advance or does not qualify as excused, the Automated Attendance Notification System will call and e-mail parents.

When a student is absent or arriving late, an explanation is required from parents/guardians. It is the parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to notify the school of the reason for the student’s absence/late arrival by email at @email or by Phone at 703-208-8181.
In the case where you know in advance about an absence, please complete the Request for Prearranged Absence Form.
If you do not use or have access to a computer or telephone, the reason for the absence/late arrivalmust be provided in writing to the school office within two days of return to school. Otherwise, the absence will be reported as unexcused.

Absences and tardies are excused in situations of illness, death in the immediate family, medical or dental appointments, or observance of a religious holiday.

Absences and tardies are unexcused in situations of family trips, child care conflicts, oversleeping, non-school related activities, traffic, missed buses, etc.