Attendance

Contact Information:

Please email attendance excuses within 5 days to:

 Andi Moran at amoran@forsyth.k12.ga.us

Excuses need to be received within 5 days of the students absence.  If seen by a licensed physician, please ensure the attending physician provides a medical/dental/vision/etc. excuse.

STUDENTS MAY BE EXCUSED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

1.  Personal illness or attendance in school that endangers a students' health or the health of others.

2.  A serious illness or death in a student's immediate family necessitating absence from school.

3.  A court order or an order by a governmental agency, including pre-induction physical examinations for service in the armed forces, mandating absence from school.

4.  The observance of religious holidays, necessitating absence from school. **Only religious holidays approved by the county will be excused.

5.  Conditions rendering attendance impossible or hazardous to student health or safety.

6.  A scheduled medical, dental, or eye examination of the student. (Please provide a note from the attending physicians office)

7.  Registering to vote or voting.

8. Visiting with a parent or legal guardian who is in the military service in the armed forces and has been called to duty for or is on leave from overseas deployment to a combat zone or combat support post. The student may be excused for a maximum of 5 days per school year.

**Non-school related activities and vacations are considered unexcused.

**Please note that sports events outside of the school are not considered excused absences