Please email your excuses to Yolanda Odgers or send them with your child.

Lawful Absences:

• Absences that are excused by a doctor or medical professional

• Death in the immediate family

• A recognized religious holiday

• Special circumstances approved in advance by the principal

• A parent sick note for illnesses may excuse up to 10 days

* Please note that Berkeley County School District does not view vacations as a lawful excuse to be out of school and may require a principal approval

A total of three consecutive or five total unlawful absences is considered truant and may require an attendance intervention meeting.

BCSD POLICY ON SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

The board expects children to attend school regularly. Regular attendance is necessary if students are to make the desired and expected academic and social progress. However, the board recognizes that some absences are unavoidable.