SUBMIT AN EXCUSE FOR AN ABSENCE

Following any absence, a written statement is required giving the date(s) and reason(s) for the absence(s).  A maximum of five (5) days per semester will be excused with a note from the student’s parent, after which, in order for an absence to be excused there must be a doctor’s excuse. Students have three (3) days following an absence to provide this written explanation.  Absences may be excused for the following reasons:

1.  A student is too ill to attend school;
2.  Inclement weather - which would be dangerous to the life and health of the child as determined by the principal/superintendent;
3.  Legal quarantine;
4.  Death in the immediate family; 
5.  Emergency conditions as determined by the superintendent or the principal; and
6.  Prior permission from the principal upon request/consent of the parent(s)/guardian(s).

All other absences are unexcused. Repeated unexcused absences or a pattern of absences will not be tolerated and will result in the student being considered truant. This is considered a violation of the Alabama attendance law which will result in mandatory attendance of the Early Warning Truancy Program and may also result in a petition being filed with the Juvenile Court.  
Legal Reference: Laws of Alabama Relating to Education, Title 16-28-12; 16-28-14, Amended by Acts 1982, No. 82-218, p. 260, §7; and 16-26, 15, 16-28-17.

Click the following link to submit an excuse for an absence no later than three (3) days from when the student returns to school.

Lee County Schools Absence Excuse Form

Result notifications will automatically be submitted to the school attendance personnel for the school selected.

Please note: school staff must still approve absence once submitted.

Please refer to the Attendance Policy above to determine what you can submit as an excuse for an absence.