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Unexcused Absences

n those rare occasions when a student is absent from a commitment for reasons not mentioned above, her absence is responded to with appropriate severity. Please note that any in-class work that is missed due to an unexcused absence may not be made up for credit. This includes tests, quizzes, or other graded work that is completed in class.

Unexcused absences are tracked cumulatively by the Student Services office through each semester, as follows:

• First Unexcused Absence. The teacher, student, advisor, houseparent, and parents will be notified. The student is expected to report to her advisor within 24 hours of receiving the absence notice.
• Second Unexcused Absence. The teacher, student, advisor, houseparent, and parents will be notified that one more unexcused absence will result in immediate suspension for three academic days.
• Third Unexcused Absence. The student will be suspended for three academic days, either in school or at home. The purpose of the suspension is to encourage the student to reflect on her responsibility for meeting community expectations if she wishes to remain a member of the Emma Willard School community.
• Fourth Unexcused Absence. The student with a fourth unexcused absence in the same course will lose credit for that course. For any student with four unexcused absences in any combination, the first consideration by the administration will be expulsion.In addition, students who are absent without excuse from non-academic commitments (such as Morning Reports, Work Program, community events, class meetings, day student meetings) will also be subject to disciplinary measures.

 

 

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