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Unexcused Absences
Unexcused Absences
Protocol for Communication
1 – 4 unexcused absences: Administrator and/or School Outreach Coordinator will meet with the student and parent/guardian to discuss plan for improved attendance. Possible school sanctions include after-school detention or Saturday school.
5 or more unexcused absences: Proper truancy procedures involving Juvenile Court Liaison Officer will be followed for compulsory student attendance.
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Handbook Sections
- Abuse of Students by District Personnel
- Academic Eligibility
- Activities
- Activities Program
- Adventuretime
- Affirmative Action
- Appeal Procedures
- Arrival/Departure Times:
- Attendance
- Attendance/Activity Attendance by Absent Students - UMS
- Attendance/All Day Absence
- Attendance/Arrival/Departure Procedures/Arrival Times
- Attendance/Attendance & Punctuality - UMS
- Attendance/Attendance Requirements
- Attendance/Homework
- Attendance/Make-Up Work
- Attendance/Partial Day Absences
- Bicycles... - Middle School
- BUS CONDUCT RULES
- Cancellation Policy/Early Dismissal/Delayed Starts
- Caring:
- Character Does Count
- Citizenship:
- Co-Curricular Activities
- Code of Conduct
- Code of Conduct - UMS
- Complaint Procedures
- Controversial Issues
- Copying Copyright Materials
- Corporal Punishment
- Cumulative Records
- Curriculum
- Custody/Visitation Agreements
- Daily Schedule
- Dances
- Detention
- Detention - UMS
- Discipline, Behavior, and Responsibility of Students
- Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities/Federal Section 504 Policy Statement
- Displays of Affection
- Displays of Affection - UMS
- Distribution of Organization Materials
- Dress Guidelines
- Dress Guidelines - UMS
- Due Process
- Electronic Device/Cell Phone Policy
- Emergency Dismissal Plan
- Emergency Procedures
- Excessive Absences
- Excused Absences
- Fairness:
- Fees/Fee Waivers
- Fever
- Field Trips
- Fire and Tornado Drills
- Food and Beverages
- Food Service Program Rules
- Free and Reduced Price Meals (State Policy)
- Gangs
- General Co-Curricular Guidelines for Athletic Participation
- Gift Law
- Guidance Policy - UHS & UMS
- Guidance Program
- Gum Chewing/Candy - UMS
- Hazardous Materials/Asbestos-AHERA Notification
- Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Chemical Disclosure
- Health Screening
- Health/Accident/Illness at School
- Health/Health Instruction
- Health/Health Records
- Health/Health Services
- Health/Hearing
- Health/Immunizations
- Health/Incident Reports
- Health/Insurance of Students
- Health/Universal Precautions
- Holidays and Parties
- Homebound
- Homeless Statement
- Honor Roll
- Illnesses and Dismissal from School
- Internet - Student Usage
- Leaving School During Day
- Leaving School for Lunch
- Lockers of Students
- Lost and Found
- Lunch/Breakfast
- Media Center Guidelines
- Medical Conditions/Allergies
- Medical Information
- Medications
- Non-Discrimination Policy
- Open Enrollment Option
- Organizations
- Outside Resource People
- Parties/Social Functions - UMS
- Personal Property/Electronic Devices/Cell Phones
- Philosophy of Music Education In the Urbandale Community School District
- Physical Education - UMS
- Progress Reports/Conferences
- PTO - UMS
- Public Conduct on School Premises
- Records of Students
- Religion
- Religious Based Exclusion from School Program
- REPORTING OF AN ABSENCE:
- Request for Reconsideration of Instructional Materials
- Requests to Stay Indoors
- Respect:
- Responsibility:
- School Board Meetings
- School Days - Early Dismissal Due to Inclement Weather (K-12)
- School Days - Late Start (K-8)
- School District Curfew
- SCHOOL HOURS
- School Offices
- School Pictures
- School Pictures - UMS
- School Resource Officer/Juvenile Court Resource Officer/DARE Officer
- Sexual and Other Harassment
- Smoking Policy
- Solicitations
- Solicitations
- Special Education Services
- Staff
- Standards of the Music Department Of the Urbandale Community School District
- Student Directories
- Student Expressions
- Student Searches
- STUDENTS RIDING DIFFERENT BUSES
- Supplies
- Talented and Gifted - UMS
- Tardiness - UMS
- Telephone Usage - UMS
- Textbook Use
- Transportation/Bus Rules and Regulations
- Transportation/District Busing
- Trips with Students
- Trustworthiness:
- Tutoring and Conducting Personal Business
- UMS Band & Choir
- Unexcused Absences
- Video Cameras
- Visiting School and Vendors
- Visitors
- Volunteers
- Vomiting
- Weapons and Firearms