- Students/Parents
Students are expected to be in class on time every day to receive the maximum benefits from the instructional program. School attendance is compulsory until the 18th birthday or graduation from high school.
Attendance procedures must be followed even after the student’s 18th birthday. Students absent from school for any period (one period, one day, or multiple days) must verify their absence within five days.
Parents/Guardians are asked to click the button on the left to Report an Absence as the preferred method of clearing absences.
A phone call is also accepted, if needed.
24-Hour Phone Reporting
(916) 632-6500 ext. 6485
School Attendance Office:
(916) 632-6500 ext. 6409
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Dialer / Voicemails
- WHS and the Rocklin Unified School District (RUSD) utilize ParentSquare to notify parents that a student is absent.
- The ParentSquare message goes out each morning. We welcome communication to clear the absence or to find your student right away. Please use the above form, or call us as soon as possible.
Unexcused Absences
- The Rocklin Unified School District authorizes certain absences to be classified as “excused” if they are for the following reasons:
- Illness or injury or having medical, mental health or dental services rendered.
- Quarantine/Isolation under the direction of a County or City Health Officer.
- Funeral/memorial service and/or bereavement.
- Court Appearance or Religious Holidays.
- College Visits by a Junior or Senior with documentation.
- NOTE: Using “personal” is not an excused absence. Clearing Absences FAQs
- Unexcused absences totaling more than three will trigger Truancy Documentation as outlined in the California Education Code. Truancy Letters will be mailed after (3), (6), (9), and up. Student Attendance Review Team (SART) Meetings will be organized after (9) unexcused absences, and students are subject at that time to an attendance contract and county Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) action.
Tardy Policy
- A Tardy (T) is marked in attendance by the teacher if a student is late to class and enters the classroom unexcused after the class period has started.
- Each teacher may have class-specific consequences for unexcused tardiness outlined in the teacher’s syllabus.
- Schoolwide, the accumulation of five tardies in Aeries during the school year will result in one detention being issued by discipline technicians. Discipline techs will also email parents.
- Schoolwide, the accumulation of 5 additional Tardies (10 total) during the school year will result in two additional detentions being assigned and further intervening actions involving parents, counselors, and administrators to address the behavior of being chronically late to class.
Closed Campus / Checking Out of School
- Whitney High School is a closed campus. Guests are not permitted.
- Parents, pre-scheduled guest speakers, or military guests must sign in at the WHS reception desk.
- Permission to leave campus must be communicated through the absence reporting form, a written note, a phone call, or a personal appearance by the parent/guardian at least 30 minutes before the student leaves campus.
- Parent’s Responsibility: to include on the form, note, or call: Student’s first & last name. / Date, time, and reason the student is leaving. / Your signature and daytime phone number.
- Student’s Responsibility:
- If you have a note, please bring it to the attendance window before school, break, or lunch to receive a check-out slip.
- Show the check-out slip to the teacher at the beginning of class and watch the clock to ensure you leave on time.
- Agree with the parent or guardian on a place to be picked up.
- Students must check in at the attendance window upon late arrival or return to campus anytime after 8:45 a.m. and before 3:40 p.m.
- Students who leave campus without properly checking out at the attendance office will be assigned detention.
- A forged note or call will result in disciplinary action.
Independent Study (Pre-arranged Absences)
- Students who will be out between 3 to 15 consecutive days need to contact the school attendance office.
- Students will be placed on an Independent Study Contract, which will allow us to excuse the absences and reclaim ADA funds from the state.
- The contracts require work to be completed during the absence and submitted by the day you return to school. Allowances will be considered for recovery from illness. The student is responsible for logging in, completeing and submitting the Schoology assignements for each class, as they are due each day.
- On the day your student returns to school, they must check in at the attendance office before returning to class. There, they will be given a teacher's signature page to finalize their attendance.
- A photocopied sample of work from each core class is due to be turned in to the attendance office.
Home Hospital Instruction (HHI)
- For excused absences due to long-term medical or emergency needs, families can apply for Home Hospital Instruction. Please inquire through your student's counselor if you foresee an extended absence of 4 to 6 weeks due to a medical need.
- The absence period requires a medical note.