Student Affair/Attendance Phone Numbers: 671-7126 or 671-7121
Parents are to call the day their student is absent.
Early dismissals require a note from parents with parent signature and parent phone number.These must be submitted to the Student Affairs Office. No student is allowed to leave campus without a parent signature. Knox County policy states that a student may not miss more than ten(10) days per school year. A note must be submitted to Students Affairs Office no later than five (5) days after student returns to school. Absences are considered unexcused until the following is provided to Student Affairs Office:
1. Note or phone call from parent/guardian stating illness. (Limit 10)
2. Medical documentation
3. Note from Court
4. Letter stating death in family
5. Verifiable family emergency
Examples of unexcused absences are
(a) no contact by parent/guardian
(b) family vacations taken during the school year
(c) Senior Skip Day
Juvenile Judge Tim Erwin issued a court order that states as follows:
1. Five (5) unexcused absences - Parent will receive a letter from the Superintendent's Office
2. Ten (10) unexcused absences - Parent name and student name will be forwarded to the Knox County Juvenile Court. At that time, you may receive a letter from the District Attorney's Office inviting parent and student to a meeting at West High School.
Parents are to call the day their student is absent.
Early dismissals require a note from parents with parent signature and parent phone number.These must be submitted to the Student Affairs Office. No student is allowed to leave campus without a parent signature. Knox County policy states that a student may not miss more than ten(10) days per school year. A note must be submitted to Students Affairs Office no later than five (5) days after student returns to school. Absences are considered unexcused until the following is provided to Student Affairs Office:
1. Note or phone call from parent/guardian stating illness. (Limit 10)
2. Medical documentation
3. Note from Court
4. Letter stating death in family
5. Verifiable family emergency
Examples of unexcused absences are
(a) no contact by parent/guardian
(b) family vacations taken during the school year
(c) Senior Skip Day
Juvenile Judge Tim Erwin issued a court order that states as follows:
1. Five (5) unexcused absences - Parent will receive a letter from the Superintendent's Office
2. Ten (10) unexcused absences - Parent name and student name will be forwarded to the Knox County Juvenile Court. At that time, you may receive a letter from the District Attorney's Office inviting parent and student to a meeting at West High School.
