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If Your Child is Absent
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What number do I call if my child is absent?
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Please call our attendance hotline, 623-915-8901
(623-915-8913 para espanol) , 24 hours a day.
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When do I call if my child is absent?
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A parent must call the day of absence. If no call is received, Thunderbird calls home that evening using the auto dialer to your home number. A parent must call within 48 hours of the absence to excuse the absence. (For example, if son or daughter is absent on a Monday, we need a call by 2 p.m. on Wednesday)
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What happens if there is no call to excuse the absence by 2 p.m.?
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The absence becomes unexcused or marked as truancy. If a student is truant for a class, a 3-hour detention is assigned on Wednesday or Saturday..
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How many excused absences can a student have?
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A student can accumulate twelve excused absences per semester. Any additional absences after twelve will require a doctor’s excuse or note and is considered excessively absent. If no note is given, the absence turns into a truancy and a 3-hour Wednesday or Saturday detention will be assigned.
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If I have additional questions, what do I do?
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- Monitor your child’s attendance and timeliness online by contacting the counseling office and setting up your Parent Portal at 623-915-8915.
- Verify the number our automated dialer uses to call home for school communication
- Please call the Attendance Office at
623-915-8901 before there is a problem.
- Set up an appointment with the Dean of Students by calling 623-915-8911.
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If Your Child is Late or Tardy
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What happens if my child is late for first period?
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School begins at 8:00 a.m.
- If your child arrives after 8:00 a.m. and before 8:30 a.m. your child is to go to SWEEP in room 608. They will be marked tardy.
- The only acceptable excuses for tardies are medical, legal, or dental. Parent phone calls will not excuse the tardy.
- If your child arrives after 8:30 a.m. they are marked absent and sent to SWEEP in room 608.
- Consequences for tardies will be issued after the 4th tardy. Tardies 5-7 are in- school suspension and any tardies beyond 8 will be off-campus suspension.
- THS does not excuse late arrivals. In the case of a late bus, students will be given a pass to class without penalty.
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How does the tardy policy work for classes other than first hour?
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- Students have five minutes to get to class. If they are late, they report to SWEEP in room 608.
- After the fourth tardy, a meeting with the Assistant Principal will take place and in-school suspensions or off-campus suspension will be given.
- If students arrives in SWEEP thirty minutes after the tardy bell without a pass, they will be marked truant. Truancy consequences then apply.
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If I have additional questions what can I do?
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- Monitor your child’s attendance, tardies, and grades online by setting up the Parent Portal by calling the counseling office at 623-915-8915.
- Verify the number our automated dialer uses to call home for school communication
- Please call the Attendance Office at
623-915-8901 before there is a problem.
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