TRAVIS ELEMENTARY CAMPUS POLICIES
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School Policies
CONTACTING YOUR CHILD DURING SCHOOL HOURS:
In an effort to minimize classroom disruptions, only emergency telephone
messages will be relayed to students during school hours. The campus
administrators must approve the request.
CONFERENCES:
Parents and teachers are encouraged to establish and maintain frequent
communication about student progress. A student or parent who wants
information or wants to raise a question or concern is encouraged to talk
with the appropriate teacher, counselor, or principal. A parent who wants
to meet with a teacher may call the office for an appointment during the
teacher's conference period or may request that the teacher call the parent
during a conference period or at another mutually convenient time.
LATE ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL:
Any student who comes to school after 8:10 a.m. is considered tardy. Tardies may be classified as excused
or unexcused in the same manner as absences. Students with unexcused
tardies will be subject to discipline. Repeated instances of unexcused
tardiness will result in more severe disciplinary action that may include
the filing of truancy charges in county, justice or municipal court.
RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL:
Because class time is important, doctor's appointments should be
scheduled, if possible, at times when the student will not miss instructional time.
A student will not be released from school at times other than at the end of
the school day except with permission from the principal or designee and
according to the campus sign-out procedures. Unless the superintendent has
granted approval because of extenuating circumstances, a student will not
regularly be released before the end of the instructional day.
A student who will need to leave school during the day must have parental permission. A student who becomes ill during the school day should, with the teacher's permission, report to the school nurse. The nurse will decide whether or not the student should be sent home and will notify the student's parent.
ATTENDANCE:
Regular school attendance is essential for the student to make the most of his or her education, to benefit from teacher-led activities, to build each day's learning on that of the previous day, and to grow as an individual. Students who arrrive at school after 10:00 a.m. are considered absent. Absences from class may result in serious disruption of a student's mastery of the instructional materials; therefore, the student and parent should make every effort to avoid unnecessary absences. Two state laws, one dealing with compulsory attendance, the other with attendance for course credit, are of special interest to
students and parents.
Compulsory Attendance
The state compulsory attendance law requires that a student between the ages
of 6 and 18 must attend school and District-required tutorial sessions unless the student is otherwise legally exempted or excused. School employees must
investigate and report violations of the state compulsory attendance law.
Nonattendance may also result in assessment of penalties by a court of law
against both the student and his or her parents. A complaint against the parent
may be filed in the appropriate court if the student:
* is absent from school ten or more days within a six month period in the
same school year, or
* is absent on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period.
Any student absent from school without good reason and parental consent communicated to the school shall be considered truant. Parental consent shall be communicated to the school by: A verifiable, documented telephone call from a parent to the school office prior to the absence, indicating consent and stating the reason for the absence.
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