Regular attendance is essential to success in school. If a student is absent, it is the responsibility of the parent to call the school office on the day of the absence, preferably before 10:00 a.m. Out of concern for your child's welfare, calls will often be made to inquire about their absences.

The AISD recognizes the following reasons as excused absences:

• Legitimate days of illness. Excessive days or 3 consecutive days could require a physician's statement.
• Death in the immediate family
• Severe family emergency
• Doctor or dental appointments

Unexcused Absences:

• Vacations and trips
• Transportation problems

Keep your child at home when:

• child has a minimum temperature of 100 degrees
• child has diarrhea or vomiting
• child has a rash of unknown origin
• child has red, runny eyes or wakes up with eyes "glued" shut
• child complains of ear pain with or without fever.

Your child may return when:

• fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducer
• free of diarrhea and vomiting for 24 hours
• you have consulted a health care professional

Students who have unexcused absences will not receive credit for assignments/tests recorded on those days.