All students are expected to attend school regularly and punctually.
Tardiness
- A student who is late to class should report to the Security Office to receive a pass for entry to class.
- Upon arrival to class, the student will be marked tardy.
- Students with numerous tardies will be referred to Saturday School with a parent/guardian. Saturday School will be held either at the Honolulu Police Department main station or at a designated location. Failure to attend Saturday School will result in suspension.
Absences
- A parent/guardian should call the Attendance Office to report a child’s absence from school before 10:00 a.m. (733-4900, ext. 257).
- The school intends to phone the home of students who are absent each day.
- Teachers intend to contact parents/guardians of students with deficient attendance records.
- The school will determine if an absence is an excused or unexcused. (Student illness, death in the family, or family problems of an emergency nature will be considered excused absences.)
- Upon return to school from an absence, a student must present a note to each of his/her teachers for initialing. The note must include the student’s name and grade, the date(s) of absence, an explanation for the absence, the parent/ guardian’s signature, and a telephone number. The student should give the teacher-initialed note to his/her counselor at the end of the day.
Homework When Absent From School
- It is the responsibility of the student to request makeup work.
- Homework may be requested by calling the homework line at 733-4436 until 9:00 a.m.
- Students expected to be absent for three (3) or more days should contact their respective counselor.
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Student Handbook