How to Report a Student Absence

Report an Absence Form

Attendance

We are required to keep accurate attendance information for each student daily.  This includes absences, tardies and early dismissals.  North Carolina mandates what is considered an excused or unexcused absence.  If your child is absent, please send a note to your child's teacher and our attendance secretary, Ms. Marjorie (marjorie.frick@cms.k12.nc.us).  Absences, tardies and early dismissals may be excused for the following reasons:

1. Illness or Injury: When the absence results from illness or injury which prevents the student from being physically able to attend school.

2. Quarantine: When isolation of the student is ordered by the local health officer or by the State Board of Health.

3. Death in the Immediate Family: When the absence results from the death of a member of the immediate family of the student. For the purpose of this regulation, the immediate family of a student includes, but is not necessarily limited to, grandparents, parents, brothers, and sisters.

4. Medical or Dental Appointments: When the absence results from a medical or dental appointment of a student.

5. Court or Administrative Proceedings: When the absence results from the attendance of a student at the proceedings of a court or an administrative tribunal if the student is a party to the action or under subpoena as a witness.

6. Religious Observance: When the student is absent due to a religious observance in accordance with local school board policy.

7. Educational Opportunity: When it is demonstrated that the purpose of the absence is to take advantage of a valid education opportunity, such as travel. Approval for such an absence must be granted prior to the absence.

8. Absence related to deployment activities: - A student whose parent or legal guardian is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or immediately returned from deployment to a combat zone or combat support posting for the purpose of visiting said parent or legal guardian.

9. Medically Fragile: - Students who are medically fragile are frequently absent from school, and their absences are directly related to their severe or life-threatening physical condition.