What if a student needs to miss school for an outside appointment or family commitment?
We ask that families schedule appointments, family trips and celebrations, and non-school athletic events around the school calendar. It is nonetheless inevitably the case that conflicts will arise when family or other obligations fall during a student’s school commitments. As a general rule, we endeavor to be responsive to student and family needs, but the school reserves the right to make final decisions about excusing students from classes, sports, chapel, study hall, and the like. All medical appointments must be cleared through Health Services. Students depart from Health Services and return via Health Services in order to be excused from classes. Family commitments for religious or cultural holidays and family events that would require absence from school need to be approved by the Deans’ Office two weeks in advance, in writing whenever possible. College visits are another reason a student might need to miss classes. VI Formers are the only students excused to take college visits
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