Attendance Information 

PROCEDURE FOR PERMITS TO LEAVE
If you need your student to leave campus, we are asking you to do the following:

• Parent/Guardian:  Please make sure your student is aware in advance that they have permission to leave school between a specific passing period, break or during lunch.  See bell schedules below.  No passes are necessary when leaving during these times.

• After communicating with your student, please excuse the absence by calling or emailing attendance @ 208-854-6235 or [email protected].

• If you would like your student to leave at a time when class is in session, the attendance office must issue a pass allowing the student to leave. We ask that parents call or email at least 1 hour before your students pick up time. You can also call in the morning or even the day before. Your student will then receive the pass and leave at the stated time on the PTL (Pass To Leave). We recommend that if your student needs to leave within the first 10 minutes of class, that they leave before the class during break, lunch or passing period to avoid passes being delivered too late. 

• Students:  You are not permitted to leave while class is in session without a PTL.  Teachers will not let students leave while class is in session without a pass.  

• If your student is arriving late to school, please have them check in at the Attendance Office.  

• If you have a note from a doctor, an absence can be marked MD ‘Medically Exempt.”  Feel free to email the doctor's note to [email protected].  

• If your student is sick or needs to leave immediately for an emergency, please have your student come to the attendance window and we will call you for confirmation. If the student is unaware and you are unable to contact them, please call the attendance line and we will get your student out as quickly as possible. Please reserve this method for sickness and emergencies as it is difficult for us to do and may interrupt your students' entire class. 

THS Bell Schedules 24-25 Linked 

ATTENDANCE REPORTING

(See Board Policy 3121) Parents/Guardians are required to call the school’s ATTENDANCE OFFICE, 208-854-6535, to excuse each period of a student’s absences and repeat this call each day the student will not be in attendance. An answering machine is available 24 hours a day.  Emails will also be accepted at [email protected]. District policy requires that an absence be excused within 48 hours or a truancy will be issued.

• All classroom activities, materials, and assignments are accessible within the student’s specific Google Classroom set up by the teacher. All students are also required to check out a school issued device for the school year to ensure access to the classroom curriculum at all times for students to utilize even when away from school.
• If student households are struggling to provide access to the internet, please contact the school for information on accessing community resources.

ABSENCES

• A student who is 20 or more minutes late to a class is considered absent for that class.
• All absences, either for a partial or entire day, need to be excused by a phone call or a note from a parent/guardian within 48 hours of the absence.
• Even though an absence is "excused", it will still count against the student's attendance unless one of the following occurs:
  
  • Medical documentation is provided from a health care provider.
  • Legal documentation is provided proving required attendance for court appointment.
  • A student is placed in house detention.
  • A student is participating in a school sponsored activity (i.e., field trips, performances, class competitions, sporting events sanctioned by the district).
  • (NOTE: Club sports such as hockey, lacrosse, and ski team, are not sanctioned sports and district policy dictates that they cannot be considered "Activity Absences". These still need to be excused by a parent, but are appealable if the student exceeds the 9 absence limit.)
  
  
• In the event that a student will be gone for 3 or more days, for any reason, a "Pre Arranged Extended Absence" form is available for convenience of gathering homework. This is obtained by the student prior to the absence, and is signed by a parent/guardian verifying the dates for which he/she is excused. A copy is then submitted to the attendance office upon completion.

TYPES OF ABSENCES

• AB - is an Absence recorded that has not yet been excused by a parent/guardian.
• EA - is an Excused Absence from school with the knowledge and approval of your parent(s)/guardians(s). Communication from them is required within 48 hours of your absence. All classwork, homework, and exams can be made up within the parameters of Boise School District Policy. 
• AA - is an Activity Absence for a school-sponsored activity or field trip. For participation in IHSAA sanctioned events, you must be in attendance at least four class periods on the day of the event. These absences do not count toward your 9 allowable semester absences, however each student is allowed five activity absences before an administrator is granted discretion at allowing an activity absence.
• EX - is an Extraordinary Absence for an absence of compelling circumstances, such as a death in the family. These absences count toward your 9 allowable semester absences but are taken into consideration in a student’s appeal for credit. Communicate your extenuating circumstances to your Assistant Principal either in-person, email, or phone call. 
• MD - is a Medical Absence for a professionally verified illness or for an appointment with a licensed medical/mental health provider. An appropriately licensed professional must verify student illness absences (regardless of the absence length) in order to count as MD. If our school nurse sends you home sick, your absences are also medically excused. These absences do not count toward your 9 allowable semester absences. 
• CT - is for a mandated Court appearance. Your excuse from the court must be turned in at the Attendance Office. These absences do not count toward your 9 allowable semester absences.
• IB - is for time spent In-building but not in class, such as for a meeting, counseling office, or administration office meeting lasting longer than 20 minutes. These do not count towards your 9 allowable absences. 
• TR - is for Truancy and is considered an absence without the consent of the student’s parent(s)/guardians(s) or school officials. This includes absences from school or class after arrival at school and departure from class during the school day without permission of school officials. Any absences, for one or more class periods, without an oral/written excuse from the parent(s)/guardians(s) within 48 hours may be  considered a truancy. Leaving class and not reporting to your assigned location can also be a truancy. Students who are truant are also assigned lunch detention or afternoon school.
• SU - is for Suspension and counts towards your 9 allowable semester absences.
• IH - is for In-House Detention and counts towards your 9 allowable semester absences.
• TA - is for arriving to class after the tardy bell has rung. 
  
  • Arriving more than 20 minutes late counts as an absence. 
  • Any student arriving at school more than ten minutes after the tardy bell has rung is required to check in at the Attendance Office with their School ID and pick up a Tardy Slip to take with them to class.
  • Students must appeal for credit in any class for which they receive more than 6 tardies.  

--When a student transfers from one school to another within the Boise School District, the student’s attendance and disciplinary records will transfer to the new school. Absences and truancies accumulated in one school will be recorded and counted at the new school.

Parent Notification of Absences will be mailed home at 5, 8, and 10 absences. Students are given an Appeal for Loss of Credit Form after receiving their 10th absence in any class and are required to submit their Appeal to their Assistant Principal within 5 school days after receiving it.

If a student is considered chronically truant their driving privileges may be suspended by the Idaho Transportation Department (Board Policy 3140: Attendance for Driving Privileges, Idaho Code 49-303A).

TARDIES

All students are expected to be in class on time. When entering the building more than 10 minutes late, it is mandatory that students check in at the Attendance Office. A student who is twenty or more minutes late to class will be considered absent.  A student who intentionally loiters in the hallway or on campus will be considered truant.  Students who intentionally miss class to avoid being tardy will be considered truant.

Fourth Tardy- Student and parent(s) will be notified via email. 
Fifth Tardy- Student and parent(s) will be notified via email. 
Sixth Tardy - The student will be placed on a tardy contract and the parent notified; Afternoon School time or lunch detention assigned
Seventh Tardy - The student and parent/guardian will be notified in writing regarding possible loss of credit. Student will be asked to complete an Appeal for Loss of Credit Form and turn it in to their grade level assistant principal at least two weeks prior to the end of the semester.

TRUANCY

If a student misses a single class without an excuse, he/she will be considered truant.  Students leaving class without permission or not in their assigned location are considered truant. Absences not cleared with the attendance office within 48 hours of the absence date will be considered truancy. Remember, all truancies are cumulative, grades nine through twelve.  

First Truancy – A notice of truancy form will be filed and sent home to parent/guardian.  Students may be assigned In-House Detention and/or Saturday School.

Fourth Truancy - As a result of this offense, the student will have additional discipline consequences. 

Off- Campus – Students who fail to have transportation to an off-campus class will be issued a truancy on the third missed class and each one missed thereafter.
Appeal for Credit - Loss of credit for less than 90% attendance. Appeal for Loss of Credit Form

RELEASE/OPEN PERIOD

Students who have a release period are required to be off campus unless arrangements have been made with an Assistant Principal. Students who are granted permission to stay on campus during an open period by an administrator are required to report to the library, unless prior arrangements are made. 

SEMESTER TESTS

Students will not be allowed to take semester tests early, but can arrange with their teacher to take the test upon their return.