Released Time for Medical and Dental Appointments

Pupils may be excused from school for medical and dental appointments upon request from parents. The pupil shall be counted absent if he/she is not in attendance at least 60 minutes of each morning or afternoon session of the school day. This practice should be discouraged, and appointments should be made outside school time whenever possible.

Released Time for Other Occasions

While it is deemed desirable that pupils be in attendance regularly, it is recognized that there are times when parents shall be out of town for short or extended periods of time. It also is recognized by the school that the best kind of supervision for the child is parental supervision. In cases where parents find it necessary to be out of town overnight or longer and feel that it is in the best interest of the child, the child shall be excused from school. It shall be the responsibility of the parent to make arrangements with the school for such absence. Provisions should be made by the parent for some program of study by the pupil in order that the pupil shall not be too far behind the instructional program in the classroom on his/her return to school.

No child shall be excused from school for any reason without clearing through the principal's office.

Approved:
8/7/67

Revised:
1/6/86
5/7/90
10/7/96