Students are required to submit an absence note within two days when they miss school in order to excuse the absence. 

Absence notes can be submitted by:

(1) bringing a note to the attendance office, 

(2) putting the full day absent note in the mailbox located outside the main office, or 

(3) sending an email to attendance316@wcpss.net. Please be sure to include the student’s full name, grade, reason for absence, and the parent's daytime phone number in case we have questions or need more information.

Students should also communicate with their teachers about make-up work.

Students are expected to be at school on time and to remain at school until dismissed.  During the school day, students are expected to be present at the scheduled starting time for each class and to remain until the class ends. 

Please Note: Early Checkout ends at 2:00 p.m.

When a student must leave, a parent/guardian should do one of the following:

(1) send the student to school with a note on that day stating the time and reason the student needs to be checked out.  The attendance office will give the student a yellow slip, and when time comes, the student shows this pass to their teacher to leave school. Students will not be called down.  

(2) send an email to attendance316@wcpss.net with the subject line Early Checkout.  The student must then come to the attendance office (in between classes or during their lunch) to pick up a yellow slip.  Students will not be called down. 

(3) physically come to the school to check out their student.  There is a QR code on the door or an iPad in the main office.  Parents/guardians MUST have a photo ID (i.e. driver’s license or passport) in order to check out their student from school. 

Please Note: We DO NOT allow a student to be checked out from school by phone.  Students MAY NOT check themselves out regardless of age.

Again, Early Checkout ends at 2:00 p.m.  

Upon entering late to school, the student MUST check in with the attendance office.  The student should have a note from the doctor/dentist or parent stating the reason for the late arrival.  If the student forgot to get a doctor/dentist note a parent/guardian will need to sign them in.

Please fill out the form titled “Request for Excused Absence for Educational Reasons” that can be picked up at the attendance office or printed from the page/tab entitled Excused Absence Form. Please turn in the form at least 48 hours in advance of the trip. If/when the principal approves it, PowerSchool will be updated with 1G. If you do not turn in this form, or if your request  is not approved, it will be entered as an “unexcused absence”.