RMC ATTENDANCE, REGISTRATION AND ACADEMIC POLICIES 

ATTENDANCE POLICY 

Regular Attendance is essential for academic success.  Students are expected to attend school regularly and punctually, and to attend all classes when they are at school. Absence for such reasons as extended vacations and/or appointments, which could be made outside of school hours, is not sanctioned.  Parents and students must accept the entire responsibility for the classes, tests or examinations missed under such circumstances.  If you are absent from class without permission, you will be reported to the Attendance Office.  Your parents will be notified of your truancy (skipping) and you will be expected to make up lost academic time. You risk (at the discretion of your teacher) a mark of zero for any quizzes or tests purposefully missed. Persistent truancy will result in suspension. Students not having a period 1 class must sign in at the Attendance Office each day before second period begins.  Failure to do so will result in a recorded absence. 

Students do not have the right to withdraw themselves from classes.  Any student wishing to drop a course must continue attending the course until officially dropped with the permission of the school administration, in conjunction with the Guidance office. If the student chooses to stop attending on his or her own volition, then he or she will be treated as truant, will be consequenced as such, and may NOT be allowed to officially drop the course, or may be withdrawn from ALL courses.  

EARLY DISMISSAL 

A note from a parent or guardian is required when a student requires leaving school early.  Students who leave during the day must sign out at the Attendance Office.  Release slips will be issued prior to 8:00 a.m. on the specific day.  If the reason is for a medical or dental appointment, the doctor's appointment card or telephone number may be requested. A student who falls ill during the day must report to the Attendance Office.  If the nature of the illness warrants early dismissal, then the student would be excused to go home only after a family member is notified.  School personnel are not allowed to dispense medication. 

If you become ill while at school, you must sign out with the attendance secretary or a vice principal.  Failure to follow any of the above protocols will constitute a skipped class(es), and result in appropriate consequences. 

PUNCTUALITY AND LATES 

Students are expected to be in their first period classroom at least 5 minutes before the class begins.  When students arrive late, both the teacher and students are disrupted and inconvenienced.  Students must not stop at their lockers between classes. 

• At 7:45 a.m., classrooms are open to receive students. 
• By 8:00 a.m., students are to be in their classroom (in full uniform, BEFORE the National Anthem and prayer). 
• Any student who is late for period 1 between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. will be admitted by his/her homeroom teacher and marked late. 
• Any student arriving after 8:30 a.m. must report immediately to the Attendance Office to obtain an admit slip.   
• Lateness between classes does not require an Admit Slip from the Attendance Office. The classroom teacher will handle initial or infrequent lateness. After the 3rd late, the teacher will call home and parents will be advised of your chronic tardiness, and asked to assist the school in helping their son or daughter to achieve a habit of punctuality.  Should improvement not be evident more serious consequences will be imposed.  If students are significantly or habitually late, they may be directed to sign in with a Vice Principal. 
  
   

LATE PROCEDURES 

#1, #2 & #3 Lates:   Warning issued by teacher on each occasion. Parents may be called. 

#4 & 5 Lates:         Detention issued by teacher and parents will be contacted by the teacher on the 5th late.  The teacher will personally warn the                                             student as to how lateness will result in consequences. 

#6 & 7 Lates:       Personal parent contact will take place.  Teacher will assign consequences, such as lunch area clean up, outdoor clean up, hall clean                                  up, detention and/or 500-word essay detailing how lateness disturbs others and affects learning. 

8 or more Lates:    he teacher will contact Parent and Vice-principal.  Students may be suspended from school.  

Students are expected to stay in their classroom if the teacher does not arrive on time due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  In the event this occurs, it is expected that a student representative from the class inform the office immediately.  There is no “10 minute rule.”  Under no circumstance should students leave the classroom. 

ABSENCE 

• Parents are asked to call the attendance office before 8:30 a.m. at 519-660-2797 ext. 23011 if a student will be late or absent from school on any given day.  Only students who are 18 years of age or older may phone in personally and sign their own notes. 
• Students who become ill must report to the attendance office.  Students will be sent home only if they are too ill to return to class and the office obtains permission from the parents. 

• Students returning to school must bring a note from their parents/doctors and obtain an Admit Slip before 8:00 a.m.  Parents will be notified by telephone if a note is not presented.  The school reserves the right to require a medical note for any student who is absent at any time. 
  
  This note should include: 
1. The student’s name & student number. 
2. The date on which the note was written. 
3. The reason for the absence.  
4. The date(s) of absence. 
5. The signature of the parent/ legal guardian. 
6. The name and signature of the attending doctor. (If required by the school). 
   
    

Any student caught forging a parent’s signature and presenting it to a staff member will be suspended for a minimum of one day. 

ATTENDANCE, REGISTRATION AND ACADEMIC POLICIES 

ATTENDANCE POLICY 

Regular Attendance is essential for academic success.  Students are expected to attend school regularly and punctually, and to attend all classes when they are at school. Absence for such reasons as extended vacations and/or appointments, which could be made outside of school hours, is not sanctioned.  Parents and students must accept the entire responsibility for the classes, tests or examinations missed under such circumstances.  If you are absent from class without permission, you will be reported to the Attendance Office.  Your parents will be notified of your truancy (skipping) and you will be expected to make up lost academic time. You risk (at the discretion of your teacher) a mark of zero for any quizzes or tests purposefully missed. Persistent truancy will result in suspension. Students not having a period 1 class must sign in at the Attendance Office each day before second period begins.  Failure to do so will result in a recorded absence. 

Students do not have the right to withdraw themselves from classes.  Any student wishing to drop a course must continue attending the course until officially dropped with the permission of the school administration, in conjunction with the Guidance office. If the student chooses to stop attending on his or her own volition, then he or she will be treated as truant, will be consequenced as such, and may NOT be allowed to officially drop the course, or may be withdrawn from ALL courses.  

EARLY DISMISSAL 

A note from a parent or guardian is required when a student requires leaving school early.  Students who leave during the day must sign out at the Attendance Office.  Release slips will be issued prior to 8:00 a.m. on the specific day.  If the reason is for a medical or dental appointment, the doctor's appointment card or telephone number may be requested. A student who falls ill during the day must report to the Attendance Office.  If the nature of the illness warrants early dismissal, then the student would be excused to go home only after a family member is notified.  School personnel are not allowed to dispense medication. 

If you become ill while at school, you must sign out with the attendance secretary or a vice principal.  Failure to follow any of the above protocols will constitute a skipped class(es), and result in appropriate consequences. 

PUNCTUALITY AND LATES 

Students are expected to be in their first period classroom at least 5 minutes before the class begins.  When students arrive late, both the teacher and students are disrupted and inconvenienced.  Students must not stop at their lockers between classes. 

• At 7:45 a.m., classrooms are open to receive students. 
• By 8:00 a.m., students are to be in their classroom (in full uniform, BEFORE the National Anthem and prayer). 
• Any student who is late for period 1 between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. will be admitted by his/her homeroom teacher and marked late. 
• Any student arriving after 8:30 a.m. must report immediately to the Attendance Office to obtain an admit slip.   
• Lateness between classes does not require an Admit Slip from the Attendance Office. The classroom teacher will handle initial or infrequent lateness. After the 3rd late, the teacher will call home and parents will be advised of your chronic tardiness, and asked to assist the school in helping their son or daughter to achieve a habit of punctuality.  Should improvement not be evident more serious consequences will be imposed.  If students are significantly or habitually late, they may be directed to sign in with a Vice Principal. 
  
   

LATE PROCEDURES 

#1, #2 & #3 Lates:   Warning issued by teacher on each occasion. Parents may be called. 

#4 & 5 Lates:            Detention issued by teacher and parents will be contacted by the teacher on the 5th late.  The teacher will personally warn the student as to how lateness will result in consequences. 

#6 & 7 Lates:            Personal parent contact will take place.  Teacher will assign consequences, such as lunch area clean up, outdoor clean up, hall clean up, detention and/or 500-word essay detailing how lateness disturbs others and affects learning. 

8 or more Lates:       the teacher will contact Parent and Vice-principal.  Students may be suspended from school.  

Students are expected to stay in their classroom if the teacher does not arrive on time due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstances.  In the event this occurs, it is expected that a student representative from the class inform the office immediately.  There is no “10 minute rule.”  Under no circumstance should students leave the classroom. 

ABSENCE 

• Parents are asked to call the attendance office before 8:30 a.m. at 519-660-2797 ext. 23011 if a student will be late or absent from school on any given day.  Only students who are 18 years of age or older may phone in personally and sign their own notes. 
• Students who become ill must report to the attendance office.  Students will be sent home only if they are too ill to return to class and the office obtains permission from the parents. 

• Students returning to school must bring a note from their parents/doctors and obtain an Admit Slip before 8:00 a.m.  Parents will be notified by telephone if a note is not presented.  The school reserves the right to require a medical note for any student who is absent at any time. 
  
  This note should include: 
1. The student’s name & student number. 
2. The date on which the note was written. 
3. The reason for the absence.  
4. The date(s) of absence. 
5. The signature of the parent/ legal guardian. 
6. The name and signature of the attending doctor. (If required by the school). 
   
    

Any student caught forging a parent’s signature and presenting it to a staff member will be suspended for a minimum of one day.