Absence Reporting
Please call (604) 903-3600 to report your child's absence. This number is available 24 hours. We do not record absence reports received by email.
When reporting your child's absence to the Main Office please provide the following information:
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Last name of the student (please spell clearly)
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First name of the student
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Grade
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Date of absence
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The time the student will be absent. For example "all day" "1st class of the day" "last class of the day" (click timetable below)
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Provide basic information as to why the student is absent. For example "ill", "excused" "appointment"
In order for your child's attendance record to be accurate, please be specific. We cannot record "may or may not be at school" as an excused absence.
In general, parents and students are reminded of the following:
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Parents are expected to contact the school by telephone when their son/daughter will be absent. Students living on their own are expected to call the school.
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Students who are absent from class or school without a valid reason will be considered truant and subject to school discipline which may involve detentions, suspensions and/or, in chronic cases referral to the District Counsellor.
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Teachers have the responsibility to report poor attendance and punctuality to parents, either by telephone and/or letter. The Administration, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, will suspend or withdraw a student who refuses to comply
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Parents electing to take students out of school for extended periods for reasons other than illness, such as vacations, do so at the risk of affecting the student's achievement. Teachers are not required to provide tutoring services, materials, or tests for such absences.
NOTE: When a student registers at Handsworth they are in fact making a commitment to abide by the rules and expectations of the school.
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