Don Juan Avila Middle School - Attendance (Absences, Early Out, Tardies & Truancies)

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Attendance (Absences, Early Out, Tardies & Truancies)

DJAMS 24 Hours Sick Line (949) 360-9581

DJAMS 24 Hours Sick Line (949) 360-9581

When your child is absent, please call the Don Juan Avila Middle School 24 hour Sick Line

the same day as the absence as early as possible.

Absences which are not cleared within 72 hours will remain unexcused, and cannot be corrected.

DO NOT LEAVE EARLY OUT OR DR. APPT. MESSAGES ON THIS LINE

Please leave a message with:

Your Name
Students Name
Reason for Absence

When calling the message line, please speak slowly and clearly, spell the full name of your child and give their grade.

Also, please leave one of the reasons for the absence listed below:

Illness: including medical appointments (teacher will allow make up work)
Funerals
Court Date
Religious Event
Personal Business: any absence not listed above.
- For example, non-medical appointments, vacation, oversleeping, etc. Generally, these absences are considered unexcused, and it is up to the discretion of the teachers to allow make-up work.

My child needs to leave school early?

Please send your student with a NOTE stating the reason and time of dismissal to the front office on the morning they need to leave school early to get a Special Excuse Pass. This should be done before school starts. Please DO NOT leave a message on the Attendnce/Sick Line.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, please arrive 10 to 15 minutes ahead of the time you would like your child to leave, to allow time for your child/student to be called out of class.

Keep in mind that students have different classes to attend during Bronco+ Tues- Fri: 12:36PM to 1:02PM and may take much longer to find during lunch time (Mon: 1:22pm to 1:57pm and Tues- Fri: 1:02pm to 1:37pm), please schedule to come before or after these times.

Early Out Procedures
My child needs to leave school early?
Please send your student with a NOTE stating the reason and time of dismissal to the front office on the morning they need to leave school early to get a Special Excuse Pass. This should be done before school starts. Please DO NOT leave a message on the Attendnce/Sick Line.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, please arrive 10 to 15 minutes ahead of the time you would like your child to leave, to allow time for your child/student to be called out of class.

Keep in mind that students have different classes to attend during Bronco+ Tues- Fri: 12:36PM to 1:02PM and may take much longer to find during lunch time (Mon: 1:22pm to 1:57pm and Tues- Fri: 1:02pm to 1:37pm), please schedule to come before or after these times.

TARDIES AND TRUANCIES

TARDIES AND TRUANCIES

TARDIES

Students who arrive late to class create a disruption to the classroom teacher and students, regardless of the reason the student is late.

Students are expected to be at school on time. If a child is late, the child should bring a written excuse from home or a doctors note to the Attendance window and will be given a Tardy slip to give to their Teacher. Frequent tardiness without a valid excuse is considered truancy under state law.

Truancies

Any absence that is not cleared by the office within 72 hours (Ed. Code) will become a truancy and disciplinary action may be taken by the Assistant Principal. Students are expected to be responsible for their attendance record. The school suggests the following: check with teachers (especially on sub days) to verify roll, respond immediately when uncleared absence letters are mailed home, and periodically call the attendance office to verify attendance. In the event your child/ student is repeatedly truant, it is a good practice to call the attendance often to verify attendance.