Attendance Regulations

Regular attendance and being on time for all classes are important for educational success. Academic achievement and good attendance go hand in hand. Warwick Valley High School regards poor attendance and lateness as very serious matters that result in the loss of valuable instructional time. Under the law students must be in class unless they have a legal reason to be absent. The only legal reasons recognized by New York State are:

• Personal illness

• Required to be in court

• Approved college visitation
• Sickness or death in the family
• Receiving remedial health treatment
• Religious observances
• Approved cooperative work/study program
• Quarantine
• Motor Vehicle road test appointment
• Military obligationsThese are the only legal excuses in New York State. Oversleeping, vacationing, working, fatigue, tiredness, caring for siblings, missing the bus or having car problems are not legal excuses.

1.  If you are absent from school, your parent/guardian must email the Attendance Office at WVHSATTENDANCE@WVCSD.ORG on the day of the absence, stating the date and reason for the absence. 
   
   If notification is not received, the absence will be recorded as unexcused (truant). Per the Code of Conduct, truancy may result in In-School Suspension (ISS).
    
2. If you arrive late to school, your parent/guardian must email the Attendance Office or provide you with a written note to submit upon arrival.
   
   Students who arrive late without a note or a parent/guardian escort will be marked unexcused (illegally late) and recorded as late to class.
   
   All students must have a pass from the Attendance Office to enter class after the start of the school day.
    

3. Class cutting is a violation of the Code of Conduct and will be dealt with accordingly.




4. If you need to leave school early, your parent/guardian must email the Attendance Office or provide you with a written note to submit to the Attendance Office before first period on the day of the requested early dismissal.
   
   The note must include the date, time of dismissal, and reason for the request.
   
   At the time of dismissal, a parent/guardian must report to the HS Main Entrance Greeter Desk to sign you out. Photo identification (such as a driver’s license) is required.
   
   In emergency situations, a parent/guardian may come to the HS Main Entrance Greeter Desk to sign you out without prior written notice.
    

5. If you must leave a classroom, you must ask permission of the teacher and be given a pass.
   
   The pass is for a specific destination such as the bathroom and is not an excuse to wander the building.

Click to email the High School attendance office .