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Attendance

Operating Schedule

Regular School Hours:

  • 7:10-7:30: Student arrival/Breakfast
  • 7:30: School day begins. Students must be in homeroom class.
  • 2:30: School day ends for students. Bus/car riders are dismissed.
  • 4:30: School business hours conclude.

Attendance - Policy Code: 4400

According to the NC Compulsory Attendance Law, all children between the ages of 7 and 16 are required to attend school.  Caswell County Schools’ Promotion/Retention policy states that students who are absent excessively are subject to retention. Students must be in attendance for half of the school day to be counted present (if they leave before 11:00 am, they will be counted absent). Students will not be counted absent for late buses or participation in a school-approved activity.  If a child must be absent from school, parents should know and follow these procedures:

  • Provide a written note to the student to give to his/her homeroom teacher upon return.  If the teacher does not receive a written note, the absence will be recorded as unexcused.  Parents also have the option to email attendance documentation to attendancedillard@caswell.k12.nc.us.
  • The note must state the date(s) and reason(s) for absence(s).  The principal may require a statement from the student’s physician about an illness.
  • Students must make up all work missed within three days after he/she returns to school.  Teachers are responsible for getting missed work to the office if requested by the parent/guardian.  
  • Excused absences (if a written note is provided by the parent) include illness or injury, death in the immediate family, medical/dental appointments, religious holidays, court or administrative proceedings, quarantine, and educational opportunities (if pre-approved by the principal).
  • Unexcused absences (include but are not limited to) vacations, family trips, business trips, missing the school bus, or not knowing school is in session.

Parents will be notified by mail when their child has three or more consecutive unexcused absences within a year.  A second notice will be sent when a student accumulates ten or more unexcused absences.  At this point, legal action may be taken against the parents under the NC Compulsory Attendance Law.

 

Tardy Policies

Legally, students must attend school for the entire school day unless there is a legitimate reason for tardiness; tardies will be recorded after 7:30 am. Parents must report to the office with his/her child or send a note stating the reason for the tardy.  The front office staff will send a tardy slip to class with the student indicating whether or not the tardy was excused (if a student presents a physician’s note or court document).  Consequences for tardies include the following (within a grading period):

Tardy To Class: Consequences are as follows for students receiving 3 tardies to their individual classes (within a grading period):

  • Three Tardies: ISS for that class period; parent contact
  • Fourth Tardy: ISS for 2 class periods; parent contact
  • Fifth Tardy: ISS for up to 1 day; parent contact
  • Accumulating over five tardies can result in up to 1 day of OSS for each one. 

Early Check-Outs

Early Check-Out

  • Parents and/or legal guardians must report to the designated entrance and follow the directions of staff members.
  • A valid picture ID is required for all student check-outs. 
  • Only adults listed on emergency forms will be allowed to pick up students. An administrator must approve any exception to this policy. Telephone calls will not be accepted as a method of checkout.
  •  In order to refrain from disrupting dismissal routines, check-outs will not be granted after 2:05 pm.

Emergency Closings and Delays - Policy Code: 5050

Announcements concerning delayed school openings or closings should be made between 6:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. If school begins one or two hours late, the daily schedule will be altered. Students should report to bus stops one to two hours later than normal times. Breakfast will not be served on those mornings.  

Announcements concerning early school closings will be made as soon as possible should the situation arise.  Students should know how to get home when school is dismissed early.  If a student will not follow his/her regular dismissal plan for early closings, parents should send this information to the school in writing.  Students may not stay on campus after the buses leave.  School officials ask that parents follow the suggestions below:

  • View TV broadcasts on stations such as WFMY Channel 2, WRAL Channel 5, WGHP Channel 8, WXII Channel 12, or Channel 45
  • Listen to radio stations such as WBBB 920AM, WBAG 1150 AM, WBTM 1330 AM, WXRO 1430 AM, WYNC 1540 AM, WFDD 88.5 FM, WKIX 96.1 FM, WJMH 102 FM, WPXX 106.7 FM
  • Talking Points will be used district-wide to notify parents regarding school closure information.