Clearing Absences
When a student is absent for any reason, a parent or legal guardian must excuse his/her absence with a note or a phone call to 971-5622 (24 hr. hotline). The note or call must include the student’s first & last name, the reason for the absence, the exact date(s) and number of periods of absence, and the signature or name and relationship of the parent/guardian verifying the absence. State law allows parents to clear absences for illness, medical appointments, death of immediate family member, and religious holidays. Absences for any other reason must be considered unexcused even when cleared by a parent. Absences not cleared within 10 days will automatically turn to truancy and may not be cleared. Students with truancies are subject to possible disciplinary action.

Early Dismissals
Once a student arrives on the Del Campo campus, s/he MUST get an Early Dismissal to leave campus early for any reason. Students need to bring a note to the Attendance Office with the dismissal time and the return time signed by the parent or guardian. The appropriate time to get an early dismissal is before school, at lunch or after school. In emergency situations contact any office for assistance. If a student becomes ill and needs to leave school, s/he must go to the Attendance Office to have an attendance staff member call home to approve their leaving school. Parents, legal guardians, or persons listed on the emergency cards are the only acceptable persons to give permission to leave. We cannot allow a student to leave without authorization from a person listed on the emergency card. If a student leaves campus for any reason without an early dismissal, s/he will receive a truancy for the periods missed and a closed-campus violation that could result in 3 to 5 days suspension and possible transfer to

TARDIES
1.    A student less than 15 minutes late should go directly to class.
2.    If a student is more than 15 minutes late, he/she will be considered absent for that period.

School-Wide Tardy Policy:
In order to provide a fair and uniform tardy policy, Del Campo staff has agreed upon a school-wide tardy policy.  The following policy is enforceable for the full term (9 weeks) for unexcused tardiness:

Tardy Consequences:
1st         Warning
2nd        Warning/Teacher Consequence
3rd – 4th After school detention assigned by teacher
             Parent Notification
             Citizenship Consequence
5th – 8th Saturday School or On-Site assigned by administrator
             Parent notification by administrator
             Citizenship Consequence
9th         Administrator to address Willful Disobedience of Policy
             (home suspension); Parent Notification; Citizenship Consequence;
             Alternative Placement.

SATURDAY SCHOOL DATES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2009 - 2010 
September  12, 19, 26
October  3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November  7, 14
December  5, 12
January  9, 23, 30
February  6, 27
March 6, 13, 20
April 10, 17, 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22
June 5

Time:     8:00am – 11:30am
Doors will be locked at 8:00 am sharp.  NO ONE will be admitted after 8:00 am regardless of reason.

Materials:  School textbooks, pencil or pen, and paper must accompany student.  No newspaper, magazines, or art work will be allowed unless student has special written permission from the teacher.  No radios, iPods, DVD players, gameboys, cell phones, etc. allowed.  No sleeping or resting head on desks will be allowed.

Break:  10:00am to 10:10am.  Doors will be locked at 10:10am.  If you are late from break, regardless of reason, you will not be readmitted and the previous time served will not be counted.  Leaving campus at break is NOT permitted.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call 971-5656.