Attendance Secretary
Mrs. Mary Ann Hunziker
Email: [email protected]
ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS
- Students are expected to attend school all day, every day.
- Read more about BCPS Truancy Information (includes BCPS Code of Conduct, Code of Virginia).
- Students with 5 unexcused absences will be notified of the truancy process and asked to develop a plan to improve attendance.
- Excessive unexcused absences will result in a referral to the Bedford County Juvenile Court.
- Students with 10 or more parent-excused absences will be notified of the truancy process and required to submit official documentation for any future absences.
PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES
- Family activities that require students to be absent from school must be pre-arranged and approved by the principal. Students are responsible for informing teachers and obtaining all assignments related to the absence.
- The principal may deny requests for students with a significant number of absences, even if they are excused.
- Note that pre-arranged absences DO COUNT towards truancy,
- No more than 10 parent-excused absences will be accepted in a school year.
- Download the Pre-Arranged Absence Form as a Microsoft Word document or in PDF format.