San Juan Hills High School

Attendance

SJHHS ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

It is our desire at SJHHS that students attend classes regularly and have a successful year.

Below are some useful tips, guidelines, and procedures regarding absences, late arrivals to school and leaving early requests.

PLEASE ENTER THESE PHONE NUMBERS IN YOUR CELL PHONE AS CONTACTS FOR EASY REFERENCE

ALL DAY ABSENCES: (949) 234-5592 - 24 Hour Absence Line

If your student is going to be ABSENT FOR THE ENTIRE Day, please call our 24-hour absence line

Please provide the following information when leaving a message:

The name of the person calling (name and relationship to the student)
The first and last name of the student
The date(s) of the absence
The reason for the absence
If a reason is not given, the student will be marked (U) unexcused for personal reasons.

Excused Absences may include: illness/injury, medical or dental appointments, serious illness or death in the immediate family, religious holidays, college visits, court appearances

TARDIES: (949)234-5568

EARLY OUT REQUESTS - LEAVING SCHOOL EARLY: (949)234-5568

All STUDENTS MUST SIGN OUT ATTENDANCE

PRIOR TO LEAVING CAMPUS

If a student needs to leave early, before the school day is over, a parent/guardian must notify the Attendance Office by phone, email or parent note prior to the beginning of class.
Students are responsible for picking up an Off-Campus Pass at the Attendance Office prior to the student leaving campus.
It is extremely busy in the Attendance Office during break and lunch – It is highly recommended to call the Attendance Office in the morning to arrange for your student to leave early.
Students may only pick up Early Out passes during non-class time: BEFORE SCHOOL, AT BREAK, AND DURING LUNCH.
If a student becomes ill during class time and wishes to go home, the student should ask the teacher for a pass to the Nurse’s Office. Arrangements to go home will be coordinated through the nurse.

TRUANCIES: (94)234-5933

Any unverified absence that is not cleared with the Attendance Office within 3 school days becomes a truancy.
If your student receives a truancy letter/message, this absence must now be verified through the truancy hotline.
Please use your Parent Portal to check your student’s attendance records and update any contact information.

Please call the truancy hotline at (949) 234-5933 to clear any truancies

ATTENDANCE CORRECTION FORM

If your student is marked absent for a period in error: Please have your student pick up a blue Attendance Correction Form in Attendance. The student needs to complete the form, obtain the teacher signature, and return the completed form to the Attendance Dept. in order for Attendance to make the correction.

SJHHS FINALS WEEK EARLY OUT POLICY

To minimize class disruption during finals, students may not be called out early to leave during class test periods. If a student needs to leave campus early, the student may pick up their pass from Attendance, either before school or during break, and may leave campus early during the breaks only.

Please plan ahead with this policy in mind.

DELIVERING MESSAGES OR PERSONAL ITEMS

To maintain a learning environment that is uninterrupted, the Attendance Office does not deliver items or messages to students. Students are responsible for bringing everything with them at the start of the day. This includes homework, study materials, uniforms/sports equipment, and lunches. We appreciate your understanding that valuable instructional time should not be interrupted.

ITEMS ARE LEFT AT YOUR OWN RISK!

ATTENDANCE STAFF