Report an Absence
Families are encouraged to report an absence by calling (916) 624-4170.
Absences – Daily school attendance is essential for student success. By law, families are required to send their child to school daily. Families are strongly encouraged to schedule medical appointments during non-school hours. Whenever possible, a student who is absent for a reason other than illness should attend at least part of the school day.
When students are absent from school, it is important that their absences be cleared on their first day back to school. If the student does not have a note, it will be necessary to call the parent/guardian at home or at work in order to clear the absence. Any absence not cleared within five days will be marked as truant. According to California law, there are NO legally recognized absences. A student may be excused from school for justifiable personal reasons, including but not limited to illness or injury, medical or dental appointments, bereavement, funeral/memorial services, court appearances, or religious holidays, or an employment conference, when the student’s absence has been requested in writing by the parent/guardian and approved by the principal or designee. A student shall be excused when he/she is the custodial parent/guardian of a student who is ill or has a medical appointment during school hours.
Families will be asked to conference about continual non-illness absences and to improve their child’s attendance. Failure to do so may result in a referral of the student and parent/guardian to the Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) Attendance Review Board for further action.