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College Days
The school principal may approve two (2) college visitation days during the school year
for seniors. A note of verification will be required from the college, university, or post-
secondary institution visited, and verification of the actual visit will be made by the
school principal as deemed appropriate. The student will have written acknowledgment
from his/her teachers and present it to the principal at least 24 hours before the absence.
College days must be used before May 20.
Driver License Attendance Verification
To obtain a driver license, a student between the ages of 16 and 18 must provide to the
Texas Department of Public Safety a form obtained from the school verifying that the
student has met the 90 percent attendance requirement for the semester preceding the date
of application. The student can obtain this form at the campus office.
Parent Request Days
There may be times when parents must take their children out of school for family
reasons and other justified reasons; therefore, certain absences may be classified as
excused on request of parents, when approved in advance by the principal. A student may
arrange to make up class work prior to this type of absence. A zero will be entered in the
teacher's grade book for class work that is not made up. It will be left to the discretion of
the individual teacher whether work is made up before or after the absence.
1.
Parent Request Days should not be allowed when students are on the failing list for
a three week period, on the failing list for a six weeks grading period, when students
have a poor attendance record, or when students have a poor behavior record.
2.
Parent Request Days should not exceed three (3) per school year.
3.
Parent Request Days will not be allowed for a child to participate in any extra-
curricular activity that is approved by the State Board of Education, University
Interscholastic League, or local school district in relation to or in addition to the 17
days that students are allowed for participation in extra-curricular activities. The
prohibition of the use of these days will also include travel to and from an event that
is school-sponsored or approved and that will count as one of the allowable 17 days
per year for extra-curricular purposes.
4.
The principal shall:
A.
Determine whether Parent Request Days are allowable and/or
excused.
B.
Maintain documentation on absences for Parent Request Days.
C.
Provide documentation to the Borden County I.S.D. Attendance
Committee as necessary to facilitate the determination of whether
unexcused absences will prevent a student from receiving credit
for a course as a result of excessive unexcused absences.
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