Attendance Information

Compulsory attendance
Good attendance is important for many reasons. Your child receives the maximum benefit of education by being in school every day. Numerous studies show a strong link between academic performance and consistent attendance. Because attendance is so critical for the quality of your child’s education, Texas has a compulsory attendance law.

State law requires children to attend school each day that instruction is provided. The law applies to children ages 6–19. If you voluntarily enroll your child in prekindergarten or kindergarten before age 6, school attendance laws apply to your child, too. A person who voluntarily enrolls in or attends school after turning 19 is also required to attend for the entire period of the program of instruction.

Excessive absences
Both the child and parent are responsible for unexcused absences. Yes, even if your child is 16 years old and skips class without you knowing, you are considered responsible! After too many unexcused absences, the school is required to notify the parent. A compulsory attendance notification will be sent to the parent if a student has unexcused absences on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period or three days or parts of days during a four-week period. Notice it says “parts of days.” This means that leaving school early, or arriving excessively late in the day, even if the child attended for some of the day, may count as an absence. The compulsory attendance letter gives the parent notice that the student has accumulated too many unexcused absences and gives the parent a chance to correct the child’s attendance record. A student with excessive absences may also be subject to truancy prevention measures. These measures may include a behavior improvement plan, school based community service, or a referral to counseling, mediation or Saturday school/Friday Night Lights. A student who is between the ages of 12 to 18 may also be referred to a truancy court within 10 school days of the student’s tenth unexcused absence. In addition, parents may be criminally charged or fined if their child continues to miss school.

                                                                                               -Excerpt from Mytexaspublicschool.org

For questions about attendance contact one of our campus Attendance Officers:
Mr. Seca, ext. 1569
Mrs. Royal, ext. 5698