Attendance Policy

Hawaii Attendance Law

The Hawaii Revised statutes, Sec. 302A-1132, Attendance Compulsory, Act 76 of 2014, requires a child who is 5 yrs. of age by July 31 and not yet eighteen on or before December 31, of any school year, to attend either a public or private school unless properly excused from school.  Sec. 302A-1136, Enforcement, HRS places the responsibility for enforcing compulsory attendance with the Department of Education (DOE).  Section302A-1135, Penalty HRS,Student, mother or father, guardian, or person having charge of the child who persists in being absent from school may be referred and summoned to Family Court.

Exceptions from the compulsory attendance law is permitted only under specified conditions pursuant to Section 302-1132, Attendance compulsory; exceptions, HRS, and Chapter 12, Hawaii Administrative Rules, relating to complulsory attendance exceptions.

It is absolutely necessary for you child to attend school everyday if he/she is to make progress and keep up with the class. Doctor/Dentist appointments should be scheduled during non-school hours. Family trips should be planned during non-school days.

Absences

Please notify the school office at 832- 3370, ext. 1 when your child is sick. This information will be forwarded to your child’s teacher. When calling your child’s teacher, you may need to leave a message on his/her voicemail. Unless it’s an emergency, call before 1:00 pm if the teacher needs to follow through on the message.

Excused Absences/Tardies

• Doctor's/Dentist's Note with the dates of care will be excused.  If a student is tardy due to a doctor/dentist appointment, a verifiable note is required.

• Parent/Guardian Notification (note/call) for the following cases may be excused: family funerals or emergency.  Parents/Guardians reporting an absence by phone should be called in to the office by 9:00 a.m. for each day absent. (832-3370)

• Chronic Medical Condition which affects his/her attendance, will be excused.  the student's doctor should write a note explaining that the student may be physically unable to be in school for a specified amount of time due to illness.

• School-Related Health Concerns, which are initiated by the school for the student to receive treatment and be absent, shall be excused for 24 hours.  As an example of treatment is the presence of head lice (ukus).  Also if a student sent home from the health room before 11:00 it is considered an excused absence.

• Family Court Hearings and Hearings Involving Foster Children with a court note/document will be excused.

Unexcused Absences/Tardies are the following

• Students arriving after the second bell at 8:05 a.m. are considered tardy.

• Tardies that are unexcused include the following:  traffic, overslept, car trouble, eating breakfast, weather, walking to school, etc.

• Trips will be marked as unexcused unless it is due to a family emergency (i.i. funeral, etc.).  The trip/release needs to be reflected on the child's cum folder (form 13).

Homework request/Pick-up

Please contact the office (832-3370) by 9:00 a.m. when requesting homework for the day.  Pick-up homework after dismissal, but before 4:00 p.m..

Student Pass for Early Release:

Whenever a student leaves the school during the school day, a Student Pass is required. Parents/relatives should come to the office to sign for the release.

Please note: Students who leave prior to 11:00 am OR arrive after 11:00 am will be marked absent.