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Consequences of Missing School
• Drop-out—Students who are chronically absent typically fall behind in grade level and drop out of school.
• Negative Behaviors—Students who are chronically absent are at-risk for other behaviors, such as alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, and violence.
• Low Academic Performance—Students who are chronically absent usually receive lower grades and perform poorly on standardized tests.
Chronic Absenteeism
As defined by the Alabama State Department of Education, chronically absent students are those students who miss 18 or more days of school for any reason- including excused or unexcused absences. According to the OCR (Office of Civil Rights), an absent student is one who misses 50 percent of the instructional day for any reason and regardless of whether the absence is excused or unexcused. In other words, students who are absent for any reason - including suspension, illness, and death in the family - AND miss 18 or more days of the school year will be considered chronically absent.
Discipline:
For information pertaining to discipline procedures within the Birmingham City Schools, please review the Code of Student Conduct. You may receive a hard copy from your child’s school or you may go www.bhamcityschools.org to review an online version.
Dropout Prevention and Recovery:
Birmingham City Schools offers a variety of nontraditional programs to meet the needs of all students. The following programs provide students with choices in their educational program to be prepared for life in the 21st century
• Credit Recovery/Repeat of Course
o Students may re-take part (credit recovery) or all (repeat of
course) of a failed course.
o Program is offered at each high school.
o For more information, contact your child’s counselor
• Temporary/Emergency School Placement
o Students may be placed in this program for safety reasons,
enrolling late in the semester, or being 2 or more years behind. o Program takes place at the Dropout Recovery side of Dupuy.
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o For more information call 205 231 9604 or 205 705 8658