Attendance Policy
Please Report All Absences!
If your student will be absent, or if you have any questions or concerns about our attendance policies, please contact the Thornhill office by phone at (510) 879-2157, or email [email protected].
What is considered an “excused” absence?
The district is very clear about what is—and what is not—considered an excused absence, here are some types of absences can be excused with required documentation:
Please notify the school of ALL absences
Any absence that has NOT been verified by phone, email or note is considered Unverified and is Unexcused. Three Unexcused OR Unverified absences automatically generate a truancy letter from the district.
What is the Difference between CHRONIC ABSENCE and TRUANCY?
Chronic Absence: Students who miss 10% or more of school days (which is 2 or more days in each month, or 18 days in the school year) for any reason during the school year are considered chronically absent.
Truancy: Students with 3 or more unexcused absences and/or 30-minute tardies are considered truant.
When Should Children Stay Home From School?
OUSD has created this helpful flyer to know when children should stay home from school.
If you are facing any challenges with daily attendance, please reach out to your student’s teacher or the principal. We are here to partner with you and provide support resources to help you and your child succeed.
The district is very clear about what is—and what is not—considered an excused absence, here are some types of absences can be excused with required documentation:
- A doctor’s note is required for illness after 3 consecutive absences, and after 14 non-consecutive absences
- Quarantine
- Medical/dental/vision appointment (an appointment slip is required)
- Funeral service for immediate family member (one day for in-state and 3 days out of state) Any additional days over those times is considered “Unexcused”.
- Family vacations
- Moving
- Over sleeping
Please notify the school of ALL absences
Any absence that has NOT been verified by phone, email or note is considered Unverified and is Unexcused. Three Unexcused OR Unverified absences automatically generate a truancy letter from the district.
What is the Difference between CHRONIC ABSENCE and TRUANCY?
Chronic Absence: Students who miss 10% or more of school days (which is 2 or more days in each month, or 18 days in the school year) for any reason during the school year are considered chronically absent.
Truancy: Students with 3 or more unexcused absences and/or 30-minute tardies are considered truant.
When Should Children Stay Home From School?
OUSD has created this helpful flyer to know when children should stay home from school.
If you are facing any challenges with daily attendance, please reach out to your student’s teacher or the principal. We are here to partner with you and provide support resources to help you and your child succeed.
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