UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

If the Attendance Office has not received a phone call from the student’s parent or guardian prior to 4 p.m. on the day of the absence, the student will be considered unexcused.  Unexcused absences are defined as those absences which are not authorized and/or school related.  Unexcused absences will result in in zero credit for any classes missed, with no opportunity to make up missed work or exams. 

In order to comply with School Code, the school reserves the right to determine if an absence is unexcused.  The school considers the following reasons as examples of absences without valid cause, thereby resulting in an unexcused status:

1.  Oversleeping
2.  Car Trouble
3.  Missing the bus
4.  Missing one class to study for another or make-up test and quizzes
5.  Giving rides to the airport
6.  Babysitting
7.  Shopping
8.  Extending prom weekend

The above list is used for illustrative purposes only and is not to be considered inclusive.  Unexcused absences are subject to disciplinary actions as follow:

Step 1

The first unexcused absence per semester will result in a disciplinary consequence deemed appropriate by the Dean.  No make-up privileges are allowed for the period(s) in which the unexcused absence(s) occurred.  Parental contact will also be made by the Dean.

Step 2

The second unexcused absence per semester will result in a Saturday detention and no make-up privileges allowed for the period(s) in which the unexcused absence(s) occurred.   The student’s counselor will contact the parent and student to offer assistance.

Step 3

The third unexcused absence per semester will result in the student being dropped from the class with a withdrawn failing (WF) grade.  This WF grade will appear on the student’s permanent transcript.  The student will be assigned to a study hall in lieu of the dropped class.

*Multiple period unexcused absences will result in a Saturday detention with no make-up privileges.

*A school curfew ordinance exists in the Village of Hinsdale.  Truant students are subject to the tenets of this local ordinance as well as school consequences.  Ordinance 094-43 states that, "It shall be unlawful for any person less than 18 years old who is enrolled in any public, private, or parochial school to be present at, in, or upon, within the corporate limits o the Village, any public assembly, building, place, street, or highway, other than school, during any time when school is in session during the regular school term, unless that person is:

1.  Traveling to or from school by the most direct available route; or
2.  Engaged in school-related activities with prior approval or school authorities or as otherwise authorized by written school policy; or
3.  Engaged in personal business, including but not limited to, employment, medical care, or religious activities, with prior written notice thereof from a parent or legal guardian addressed to school authorities."