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are required by Illinois State Law to be regular
in attendance. Regular pupil attendance in school
is essential to each child’s continuous intellectual
growth. Education is long-range and sequential and
is hampered by absence. All students are required
to attend school in the attendance center to which
they have been assigned by official action. The
following are acceptable absences:
Pupil
illness, Bereavement, Quarantine, Family emergencies,
Religious holidays, Medical appointments, Court
appearances, Other reasons with approval of principal.
It is important that we keep in good communication
relative to student attendance. Students need
to be in school for academic learning to occur.
School personnel will attempt to be in contact
with you within the first two hours of the attendance
day if a call is not received on the first day
of an absence. A student may return to school
from an absence at any time during the day. All
students must report to the school office when
returning the same day that the absence occurs.
In addition, junior high students will report
to the school office upon arrival at school following
an absence the previous day. Students are required
to bring a written note from a parent or guardian
stating the specific reason for the absence. The
student must present this note at the school office
before going to class or to the teacher (intermediate
and primary). Students who have been absent because
of a contagious disease must have a doctor's written
permission to return to school. The following
is a partial list of diseases considered to be
contagious:
- Chicken
Pox
- Diphtheria
- Dog
Bites **
- Encephalitis
- Hepatitis
- Impetigo
- Influenza
- Measles
- Meningitis
- Mumps
- Pink
Eye
- Pin
Worms
- Polio
- Rheumatic
Fever
- Ring
Worm Scabies
- Scarlet
Fever
- Small
Pox
- Streptococcal
Infection
**Dog
bites should be reported to the Tazewell County
Health Department (477-2223) and Tazewell Animal
Control (477-2270).
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