Parent Responsibilities
- Parents are required to call the Attendance Office (860) 584-7876, Extension 2 on the morning of an absence between 7:25 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. to report the absence.
- In addition, parents are required submit a note with an explanation of the absence.Please
note that an absence will only be converted to an excused absence if
the reason is defined above and a note is supplied by the parent.After the ninth absence, a doctor's note must be supplied to the school for each absence.
- Excessive
absences (e.g., five absences in one month; ten or more absences
without written documentation) may result in referral to the student's
guidance counselor, the district's truancy officer, and/or other local
or state agencies.
- Parents are encouraged to track their student's daily attendance on PowerSchool; attendance is updated daily by 9:00 am.
For a full explanation of all attendance policies, please consult the Student/Parent Handbook.