Attendance Procedure 
Attendance is a vital aspect of student success in high school…
Parents/guardians are asked to notify the attendance office
the day before or by 9:00 a.m. on the date of the absence.
913.780.7866
The following may be recognized as excused absences:
Personal illness
Serious illness or death of a member of the family or close friend
Obligatory religious observances of the students’ own faith
Participation in a school-approved student activity
Verified physician or dentist appointments
Court appearances
Emergency situations requiring immediate action
An absence which has been requested in writing and approved
in advance by the building administration
In-school and out-of-school suspensions
Tardies
- A student is tardy if he/she arrives to class within 10 minutes of the start of class. A student is recorded as absent if he/she is more than 10 minutes late to class.
- You may access your child’s attendance/tardies through Parent Access, which is updated daily.
1st hour:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Students report directly to their 1st hour class. Teachers address 1st hour tardies in the following manner:
Tardy 1—warning
Tardy 2—warning and parent contact encouraged
Tardy 3—25-minute detention and parent contact
Tardy 4—Referral to office (50-minute detention assessed)
2nd-7th hours:
A 1-minute warning bell rings to help students arrive to class on time. Any student not arriving to class on time must report to the tardy table.
For Tardy #1-5, the student is given an Admit to Class slip. Teachers have been instructed not to allow students into class late without an Admit from the Tardy Table.
For Tardy #6-9, the student is escorted directly to ISS for the duration of that hour.
For Tardy #10-14, the student is assigned a Seminar ISS.
For Tardy #15 and on, the student will receive an Admit to Class slip and 1 day ISS.
