ATTENDANCE
POLICY
One of the many blessings that God has given to us is the gift of
time. As a faithful steward of this gift, students will want to attend
school regularly and arrive at their classes punctually. Students
are expected to attend school regularly unless they are sick. Surely
students should stay home in cases of legitimate illness. Parents
are discouraged from keeping their children away from school for reasons
other than illness.
Perfect Attendance:
Students with perfect attendance should be recognized and rewarded,
therefore, ILHS students with perfect attendance (no absences, no
tardies) for a class will be excused from the final exam.
Absences:
A student is considered absent from a class if more than 5 minutes
of that class period are missed. Any student missing more than 12
periods in a semester loses credit for a high school course. Any
student missing more than 12 periods in a semester must make up
those hours for a junior high course. Extended illness or other
special situations may be appealed to the administration for special
consideration.
Excused Absences:
Excused absences normally include illness, doctor and dental examinations,
funerals or emergencies. Planned absences and family vacations should
be cleared with the administration before the event occurs so that
make up work or other arrangements can be made in advance. Family
permission does not guarantee excused absences. Excused absences
will count toward the 12 total absences for the semester, which
will result in lost credit for high school students or make up time
for junior high students for that particular course. Students are
required to make arrangements to make up all work missed during
the absence.
In the event of illness or an emergency arising during the school
day, a student should proceed immediately to the office for assistance
and permission to leave the school. It must be recognized that the
school is responsible for the student’s whereabouts from the
time he enters school until he departs and, unless otherwise notified,
the school assumes the student is attending classes as scheduled.
Parents must follow the following procedure when dealing with absences:Parents should notify the school office before 9 a.m. by telephone
(708-672-3262) that the student will be absent.
Parents must send a signed, written explanation on the first day
the student returns to school. The written excuse should be given
to the school secretary. Failure to turn in a written excuse within
2 school days for any absences will result in unexcused absences.
Unexcused absences:
Unexcused absences are absences from school that are not accepted
by the administration as legitimate reasons for missing school.
Unexcused absences include but are not limited to truancy, shopping,
hair appointments, work, staying home to do homework, oversleeping,
etc. even though they may be sanctioned by the parent. Unexcused
absences will count toward the 12 total absences for the semester,
which will result in lost credit for high school students or make
up time for junior high students for that particular course. Students
are required to make arrangements to make up all work missed during
the absence. Students will receive an after school detention for
each unexcused absence.
TARDY POLICY
Students late for up to 5 minutes for any class during the school
day are considered tardy for that period. Students who are late
at the beginning of the school day must report first to the office
for an admit slip and then immediately to class and excuse themselves
to the teacher.
An after school detention is assigned whenever a student accumulates
3 tardies in a semester. (A detention will be given for the 3rd,
6th, 9th, etc. tardy.)
