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Rules Relating to Attendance

All students must arrive no later than 10 minutes after the start of the school day and remain in school the entire day in order to participate in any activity, practice or contests. Students who arrive after 10 minutes due to a legal reason, other than sickness, may participate in an activity, practice, or contest only upon the submission of an official notification from a doctor, dentist, or college official.  If a student arrives to school late and does not have a legal excuse, he or she will not be allowed to participate. 

Notes:

 Absences and tardiness due to illness will exclude students from activities, practices or games on that same day unless otherwise excused by a physician.

 Attendance will be monitored by the school nurse, Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, athletic department personnel, coach, and/or or advisor on a daily basis.

 Students are to communicate with their coach or advisor if they are going to be absent for any reason. 

Students involved in the District’s athletic and extracurricular programs will understand the significant commitment that participation requires. Attendance at all practices, performances, and/or contests during the season is required.  Excused absences in excess of two days require practices to be made up at the discretion of the Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, building administrator, coach or advisor. This attendance requirement is inclusive of vacation times.  These guidelines will be administered consistently across all sports and extracurricular activities.

Notes:

 Exceptions to the attendance requirements will be made for absences due to college visits, 

school-sponsored trips, family tragedies, and legal absences.

 A legal absence is defined in accordance with the District's attendance policy. In these situations, the student must provide advanced notice to the coach or advisor in order to be considered eligible to participate once he or she returns.  Absences of this kind in excess of 2 days typically require practices to be made up. The number of practices that will be required to be made up will be left to the discretion of the Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics, building administrator, coach or advisor.

Attendance Specific to Athletes 

Uninterrupted participation enhances conditioning and reduces the risk of injury; thus, attendance at all practices and games during the season is required. Practice times and dates are left to the discretion of the Director of Health, Physical Education and Athletics and/or coach.  When setting the practice schedule, the Director of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics and/or coach will take into consideration the following factors:

• Physical demands of the sport

• Level of competition 

• Practice time available between contests

• Consequences for athletes not attending practices and/or games during vacation periods (practices over scheduled school breaks/vacations are required) 

Participation in PE

Students must actively participate in physical education class in order to be eligible to practice, play, or perform in a contest or an activity that same day.  PE Teachers should notify the coach and Director of Health, PE, and Athletics of students who do not participate.