Attendance
To excuse your student’s attendance please contact:
Jennifer Knutson
Administrative Assistant
Logan High School
(608)789-3207
jeknutso@lacrossesd.org
Logan High Families,
Below are some attendance reminders:
Families are asked to contact the Attendance Office before 9:00 AM on the day their student is absent from school or on the day the student needs to leave for an appointment to avoid disrupting other students’ education during class time. Students returning to school after having missed a portion of the day should report to the Attendance Office when they have returned to school. If a student becomes ill or injured while at school, they must report to the Health Room and be seen by the health assistant or nurse before leaving school.
Per Wisconsin State Statute 118.15(3)(c), a child may not be excused for more than 10 days in a school year. Per School District of La Crosse Board of Education Administrative Policy 4310: Compulsory School Attendance – Regulations, A parent may excuse a student for not more than 10 days in a school year.
Providing the attendance office with a doctor’s note excusing your student from school for an appointment, illness, or procedure, will prevent the absence from counting towards one of the allowed parent excused days. Also, to prevent vacations or other extended absences from counting towards the 10 parent excused days, a Pre-Approved Absence Form should be filled out and returned to the Attendance Office. A paper copy of this form is available in the Attendance Office and the Main Office. Students should contact their teachers for all homework requests. Any student, once they turn 18 years old, may choose to fill out an 18 Year-Old Contract to be able to excuse their own attendance, if signed by the student, guardian, and administrator. A paper copy of this form is available in the Attendance Office.
Thank you and have a great ranger day,
Logan High Attendance
ATHLETICS ATTENDANCE POLICIES:
Snippets from the Athletic Codebook attendance excerpt:
ATTENDANCE
I. Athletics
A. An unexcused absence of one or more class periods during a sport season can result in the following consequences:
- A meeting with administration to address attendance concerns.
- Continued unexcused absences may result in a minimum one game suspension.
- Additional unexcused absences may result in multiple game suspension.
B. A student must be present for at least one/half of the school day to participate in practice or a scheduled contest on that day unless approved by an administrator.
C. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, as determined by the activity director or a principal, a student is required to be in class the day after an athletic contest.
II. Music and Performance Groups
A. An unexcused absence of one or more class periods during the week of a competition/performance can result in the following consequences:
- A meeting with administration to address attendance concerns.
- Continued unexcused absences may result in a minimum one event suspension.
- Additional unexcused absences may result in multiple event suspension.
B. A student must be present for at least one/half of the school day to participate in practice or a scheduled competition/performance on that day unless approved by an administrator.
C. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, as determined by the activity director or a principal, a student is required to be in class the day after a competition/performance.
LOGAN HIGH ATTENDANCE POLICIES:
Snippets from the Student Handbook attendance excerpt:
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
State Statute 118.15 requires that school attendance is mandatory for a child who is between the ages of 6 and 18. Regular attendance is an important component for success and is the responsibility of the parents/guardians and the students. Students and parents can be fined and referred to juvenile authorities for non-compliance with attendance laws. Adult students (18 years of age and older must follow the same attendance rules as other students and may sign their own notes ONLY after a parental note is received in the office releasing the parent/guardian from his/her responsibility).
EXCUSED ABSENCE
Students may be excused from school for illness, health appointments, or family emergencies, provided the parent/guardian calls the attendance office at (608)789-3207 before 9 A.M. the day of the absence. Students must check out at the attendance office if they leave the building and check in when they return to school.
EXCUSED ABSENCE-ILLNESS
If a student misses three or more consecutive days, and/or accumulates 10 days of absence per year, a doctor’s note will be required for each absence due to illness thereafter, to be excused. If the absences are due to a chronic medical condition, special religious holidays, or other extenuating circumstances, please contact an associate principal or principal.
EXCUSED ABSENCE-PARENTAL DAYS IN ADVANCE
Students are allowed 10 (part or all) parental absence days per year. When the absence is planned, the student must make the request in writing, in advance with a pre-approved absence form available in the main or attendance offices. A parent cannot excuse a child because the child decides s/he does not want to be in school.
EXCUSED ABSENCE-SCHOOL RELATED SPORTS/ACTIVITIES RELEASE
Students will be excused for school related activities. They must notify teachers prior to the event that will cause them to miss a class. Teachers, coaches, and/or advisors must give a list of the students in the group that are to be released from class one day prior to the event. All events must be administratively approved.
TARDIES
Tardiness is defined as being late to class. This causes interruption of the educational process and should be avoided. Those students checking in after the school day starts due to illness or going to or from an appointment should get an “excused pass” from the attendance office. Students who do not have an acceptable excuse for being late should report directly to class. Excessive tardiness will be handled by administration on a case by case basis. Any student who leaves their materials in the room prior to class starting and returns after class has started will be considered tardy unless permission was given in advance by the teacher.
UNEXCUSED ABSENCE/TRUANCY
Students who are absent from school without an acceptable excuse shall be considered unexcused. This includes excessive tardiness, excessive excused absences (10 or more), and skipping all or part of the day. All unexcused absences must be made up either in detention or with the teacher whose class was missed. Unexcused absences may result in Simple Truancy Citations, a Habitual Truancy Citation, and/ or a referral to the La Crosse County Human Services.
COMMONS
Juniors and seniors will be assigned to a commons period rather than a study hall. While a commons period allows more freedom than a study hall, students must remain in the building in designated areas. Both attendance issues and failing grades, as well as other conduct, may result in the student being reassigned to a more structured study hall.