How does absence from school affect my sons/daughters participation in extracurricular or athletic events?
Students who are absent from school on the day of an extracurricular activity (prom, homecoming dance, concert performance, etc.) or athletic event (football or soccer game, etc.) are not allowed to participate in those events. Exceptions may be approved by the school administration under extraordinary circumstances. When does my son/daughter lose credit in a course? Students lose credit in a course when they exceed limits set in Board of Education policy (JED-R). Specifically, students who are absent more than six times in a one-half credit course, twelve times in a one credit course, eighteen times in a one and one-half credit course, or twenty-four times in a two credit course will lose credit. Additionally, students who accrue more than three unexcused absences in a one-half credit course or four unexcused absences in one or a one and one-half credit course lose credit, regardless of their total number of absences. Warning letters are mailed home to parents of students approaching
