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Times for early dismissals should coincide with the beginning or
ending of a class period
to reduce instructional disruptions
.
Students with an early dismissal note will need to sign out in the
Attendance Office.
No student will be allowed to leave or return
during a class period without a medical appointment or without a
parent coming to the office to sign the student in or out. Parents are
requested to sign students in/out only at the end of a class period.
Administrative approval will be required for early dismissals/late
arrivals that do not meet the above criteria.
Parents who want to sign students out during Lunch and
Return to School the Same Day:
Parents/guardians must go to the
Attendance Office and sign out students. Parents/guardians must
also sign students back in when they return to school.
Students with medical appointments may sign themselves out
and return with a medical note.
They must check in at the
Attendance Office.
All exceptions must be cleared with the administration.
Students who are 18 or older will not be allowed to leave campus
without parental permission.
Credit Denial Due To Insufficient Attendance
Grade level administrators will review each attendance situation at the
end of the course. When extenuating circumstances arise, the grade
level administrator will determine if credit will be granted. (The
establishment of rules and regulations defining lawful and unlawful
absences is based on the SC State Board Regulations for Attendance.
Perfect Attendance
Perfect attendance at the high school is calculated by class. If a student
misses enough time out of any class period so that the student is
counted absent in the class, even medically excused, then that one class
would nullify a perfect attendance record.
College/Military Visits
Juniors and seniors may participate in college or military installation
visits up to two days during the fall semester and up to two days during
the spring semester. For attendance purposes, these four days per year
will be listed as college days; however, students are required to submit
letters or other verifications of attendance from universities, colleges,
