Northwestern High School - Rock Hill School District

2. If absences in a class are between 7 and 10 then Credit Retrieval is required in order to receive
academic credit.
3. Students will not receive credit for a course in which over 10 absences occur.
4. Parents may monitor their child’s attendance through their PowerSchool account.
Exceptions:
--Students who have reoccurring absences due to a serious illness or medical condition may be
eligible for intermittent or regular homebound services.
Applications should be picked up promptly in the Counseling Center, filled out by a physician and
then turned in at the District Office to determine eligibility for homebound services.
--If a student has missed school due to extenuating circumstances or hardship, then an appeal must
be presented in writing to the principal.
5. Students who participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports, concerts, and prom must be
in attendance at least one-half day.
WRITTEN EXCUSES FOR ABSENCES
--Excuses turned in to the Attendance Office within three days of a student’s returning to school or
absences will be recorded as unexcused.
--Parental Excuses may be written for up to three days each semester for illness.
--Medical Excuses should be turned in for any day a student is written out of school for illness by a
physician.
--Bereavement-A copy of a funeral program or an obituary should be submitted for bereavement
day missed for a death in a family.
--College Visits-Documentation on college letterhead should be provided for college visits. Juniors
and Seniors are allowed 2 each year.
CREDIT RETRIEVAL
--Parents are notified by mail if credit retrieval is necessary for their student.
--All lawful absences may be made up in credit retrieval sessions:
These include: when students are ill and their attendance in school would endanger their health or
the health of others; there is a death or serious illness in a students’ immediate family; there is a
recognized religious holiday of a student’s faith; activities approved in advance by the principal;
out of school suspension; and necessary medical or legal appointments that cannot be scheduled
during non-school time.
--Students may not make up absences due to cuts.
--Credit Retrieval is held on designated days and can be scheduled in the E Office 981-1855
--All absences must be made up in the semester in which they occur.
TARDY POLICY
It is the desire of the Northwestern administration and faculty to put an end to tardiness to
school in the morning and to classes during the school day. Tardy students disrupt the learning of
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