In order for students to be in school and master the material offered in the curriculum they must be present. We, as a school site, are responsible for your educational progress, and you must be responsible for your attendance. California State Law requires parents/guardians to send children to school everyday except in cases of severe illness or doctor/dental appointments. Parents/guardians are also responsible for having students arrive to school on time. If children are habitually absent or tardy to school, serious consequences may occur.

1. If you are going to be absent, please have your parent/guardian call the office before 9:30 a.m. to let us know. The number is 562-943-1553. Always explain the reason for the absence.
   
   
2. After being absent, you are required to bring a note from your parent/guardian to the student office, explaining why you were absent. You will turn in your note and receive the readmit card which you will take to all of your classes and have signed by your teachers. Failure to do so will result in a truancy for each class. You are responsible to make up any missed schoolwork. Ask your teachers what the assignments were and how long you have to make them up.
   
   
3. Students who arrive after 9:05 a.m. without a valid reason will be considered truant. Three truancies (or excessive absences) will trigger a School Attendance Review Board appointment, where the family may have to appear before a county judge in a court of law
   
   
4. The parent or guardian will provide a valid excuse for all absences within 10 school days following the absence. Any absence or unverified absence that is not verified within 10 school days following the absence(s) will be changed and recorded as truancy.
   
   
5. If a student is checked-out of school during the school day, he/she will be marked Partial Day Unexcused (PDU) unless the absence is verified with a valid excuse (i.e., illness, doctor’s or dentist’s note). See the Middle School – District Attendance Information included in the First Day Packet.
   
   
6. Students are expected to be in their class and seated when the tardy bell rings. Students who are marked as an unexcused tardy will receive one infraction point per tardy.