Whitmore-Bolles News

Attendance, Late Arrivals, Early Pick Ups

Attendance is taken at the start of each day as well as the start of the afternoon.

PLEASE CALL THE SCHOOL OFFICE (827-6801) TO NOTIFY US IF YOUR CHILD WILL BE  ABSENT.

To make sure your child arrived safely, we will call you if you have not notified us. To determine if the absence will be excused, you will be asked to provide a reason for your child’s absence.

The following list of circumstances are the only recognized excuses for school absence: Personal illness, Death in the family, Religious holiday.

By Law, absenteeism (also known as truancy) on a regular basis can be subjected to a legal action such as a court appearance and fine. Chronic absenteeism due to illness must be documented by your family physician and communicated to the office.

At Whitmore-Bolles, if your child has excessive absences you will be notified first by your child’s teacher, then by a phone call, and next by a letter from the office. If the absences continue, our District Attendance Liaison will notify you also by letter. You will then need to attend a conference with the Principal and the District Attendance Liaison.  Together, we will develop an ATTENDANCE AGREEMENT.

Prompt arrival at school is also expected of all students.  Any child who arrives after 8:35AM (late bell) will be recorded as late.  Please bring your child to to the office to sign them in and for a late pass to class. We ask that parents do not pick up their student(s) after 3:10 pm unless it is an emergency.

Chronic late arrivals or early pick ups also fall under the same guidelines as truancy, and can be subject to the same penalties.

Please be sure to have your children to school on time and make your best effort to keep them in school for the entire day. Otherwise they loose out on valuable learning!