Attendance Policy

Consistent attendance is important to a student’s educational success. Parents, we ask that you help in monitoring and encouraging consistent attendance of your child. Please call the school to let us know when your student will not be in attendance. Attendance requires specific coding. When a parent does not call, the student is marked as absent. Fremont High School will follow the Attendance Policy for the Weber School District, which can be found under Policy 4170.

I. Philosophy and Purpose

It is the philosophy of Weber School District that achievement in school and in the future is directly linked to school attendance. Students who are present during the instructional portion of the school day are both more likely to succeed in school and more likely to succeed outside of school. The purpose of this Policy is to set expectations for attendance in Weber District’s schools and to encourage restorative practices where applicable as the means to ensure student attendance.

II. Policy

Students are required to attend school unless they have a valid excuse. Students who are not in attendance for all or part of the school day and do not have a valid excuse are considered truant. Truancies will be addressed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this policy.

A. Attendance Credit

1. General Information
   1. Students earn .25 units of attendance credit in each class for each term by having no more than four absences or tardies, excused or unexcused, throughout the term. (Students with special needs may have different attendance required.
   2. Five absences or tardies during any term may result in a loss of .25 units of attendance credit; however, teachers have the option of allowing tardies to be made up, and allowances may be granted for prearranged absences, students experiencing a long-term illness, or absences incurred for circumstances beyond the student’s control. 
2. Graduation and Extracurricular Eligibility
   1. Attendance credit loss over .75 must be made up before graduation and to meet eligibility requirements for athletics, team events, student government, and all other activities in which students represent any District high school.
   2. If attendance credit is in jeopardy due to absences or tardies, the teacher will inform the student and parent in sufficient time to allow the student to make up the lost attendance credit.
3. Attendance Credit Make-Up
   1. Attendance credit may be made up by engaging in community services hours or alternative attendance recovery options.
   2. Every ten (10) hours of community service (off campus) worked equals .25 attendance credit.

Any attendance credit hours that are made up off campus for Fremont must bepre-approved by administration prior to beginning any hours.

Students enrolled in Weber District online programs are also required to attend school. Attendance for online students is defined in this policy in Section VI.

Attendance Credit Make-Up/Extra Curricular Activities

Students who participate in extracurricular activities are role models in a school and we are asking them to be part of the solution in the overall success at Fremont High School. Coaches/advisors may still receive progress reports for their student groups every three weeks throughout the school year.

For Competition/Event Days which fall on a school day, students who are members of the group participating in the competition/event must attend every class period and are expected to be on time. For any pre-arranged medical/dental appointment which falls on a competition day a parent/guardian MUST inform the attendance secretary either through email or phone message about the scheduled absence. They should communicate the absence to their coach/advisor. The student must return that same day with the appointment slip from the medical/dental office and give it to the attendance secretary. An unexcused absence (any absence other than scheduled medical/dental appointments) on a competition/event day will result in a loss of participation for the scheduled event. Please see the District Attendance Policy 4170.

IV. B. 2. If a student intends to be absent for a scheduled family event or a scheduled visit to a health care provider, the student’s parent must submit a written statement at least one school day before the scheduled absences, and the student must agree to make up missed work.

If a student is sick on a competition day, we encourage the student to stay home and rest to recover from their illness. It is not in their best interest to compete if they are ill. If this situation occurs, communication on the same day with the attendance secretary, their coach/advisor and administration is expected.

Absences: In order to excuse an absence, in accordance with WSD policy 4170, a parent/guardian must contact our attendance secretary at 801-452-4000, ext 1, and either speak with our secretary directly OR leave a message within 5 days of the absence.

Attendance Credit: Students earn .25 units of attendance credit in each class for each term by having no more than four absences or tardies, excused or unexcused, throughout the term. Five or more absences or tardies per class during the same term will result in a loss of 0.25 units of attendance credit. Allowances may be granted for prearranged absences, students experiencing a long-term illness and school excused absences. Attendance credit loss over .75 must be made up before graduation and to meet eligibility requirements for athletics, team events, student government, and all other activities in which students represent Fremont High School.

Make-up Attendance Credit Loss: If a student has exceeded 0.75 attendance credit loss, they must follow the process at Fremont to make-up the credit loss by paying a fee and completing attendance credit make-up process. See Fremont attendance credit make-up coordinator.

Truancies: please refer to Policy 4170