Student Absences & Late Arrival

  • Early Dismissal for student drivers only!

    Regular attendance and punctuality are important from the beginning of the school year until the last day. Frequent absences and tardies interfere with your child's progress toward learning the necessary basic skills. Please allow up to 48 hours for your child’s attendance to be updated in the system. 

    *Form is for student drivers only.*

    Early Dismissal Request: EARLY RELEASE FORM LINK

    Note that there will be no dismissal of students after 1:45pm.    

     

    Reporting a student absence: *Student Absence Form - Link*

    Please refrain from submitting multiple absence requests for the same day.

    Once you have submitted the form, please allow 24-96 hours for changes to take place in PowerSchool. No further action is needed.

     

    Excused Absences

    • Personal illness (please state type of illness)

    • Medical appointments (must provide a doctor’s note)

    • Death in family

    • Religious holidays

    • Approved Educational Leave (Submit 5 days in advance)

    • CMS Approved Religious holidays (Submit 2 weeks in advance)

    • Court or Administrative proceedings

    NOTE: Parents can no longer call the office to report a student's absence; they must send a note via ParentSquare or send an email to the school in order for the absence to be excused. Until a note is received by the attendance office, all absences above are unexcused. Please attempt to make all elective medical and dental appointments for times before or after school.

    Unexcused Absences

    • Inclement weather

    • Car trouble

    • Missing the bus

    • Oversleeping

    • No written excuse or email

    • Class cutting

    • Work

    Student Tardy Policy
     
    When a student is tardy, they are to report to the tardy stations set up in the cafeteria in the morning, or to Mrs. Sanders in the MAIN OFFICE throughout the school day. The staff member will log their tardy and provide them with a pass to class.
     
    TARDY POLICY
    Students arriving after 7:15 a.m. are required to sign-in as tardy, with the exception of students arriving on late buses.  Arrival time of late buses will either be announced or passes will be issued to students. Students who are late to school due to doctor’s appointments must be signed in by the parent or guardian.   
     
    When the bell rings indicating the beginning of class, teachers are to immediately close their doors and direct students to the main hallway. No student should be admitted in the classroom without a pass.



    Tardy
    Consequence
    1
    Warning
    2
    Warning
    3
    Warning
    4
    Warning
    5
    1 hour ASD
    *if ASD not served, ISS will be assigned
    6
    ISS
    7
    2 days ISS 

    Truancy

    Students between ages 7 and 16 are required by law to attend school. The student will be required to make up the work missed. For students with more than 10 unexcused absences, the student and/or parent may be referred for prosecution.

Contact

    • Claudia Trafford

      Attendance Secretary

      claudias.trafford@cms.k12.nc.us

      (980) 344-0514

      Please email Ms. Trafford regarding your child's absence from school.​