Diocesan Board of Education
Diocese of Belleville

Policy 5113

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STUDENTS

Elementary and Secondary Attendance

Tardy and Absence

It is the policy of the Diocese of Belleville that the following guidelines be used when a student is tardy or absent:

1. When a student arrives at school late but within 30 minutes of the beginning of the school day, the student will be considered tardy.
   
   
2. When a student arrives at school after 30 minutes of the start of the school day, the student will be considered as ½ day absent.
   
   
3. If a student arrives at school within an hour or leaves to go to the doctor or other appointment and returns within one (1) hour, the student will not be considered as absent. If a student is gone for more than one (1) hour, the student will be considered ½ day absent. If a student leaves school within one (1) hour of normal dismissal, the student will not be considered as absent.

Adopted: May 27, 1998
Revised: November 17, 2015