Excused Absences: All students with excused absences will be given the opportunity to make up missed course work or examinations. It is first and foremost the student’s responsibility to contact their teacher(s) for making up missed work or examinations. If a family knows their child will be absent from school in advance, it is the expectation that the student and family reach out to that student’s individual teachers to receive any and all coursework in advance. Coursework received this way will need to be completed prior to the student’s pre-planned absence unless decided differently by that student’s teacher. Teachers shall have the discretion to assign substitute coursework or examinations in the event of excused absenteeism. As a guideline, students will have two (2) days to complete make-up work for every one (1) day counted as an excused absence.
Unexcused Absence: Students who receive unexcused absence marks may be permitted to make up coursework at the teacher’s discretion; however, credit is not required to be given. If it is determined that credit will be given, it will only be given after the student has satisfied all consequences imposed for the unexcused absence. Missed examinations due to unexcused absenteeism can, and must be made up at a time and date as chosen by the teacher (this can include time outside of the regularly scheduled school day).