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Attendance Procedures

Excellent Attendance is a standard for success
All students are to report to school at 7:30 a.m.

•        Official attendance is taken during the 3rd period. If a
student is not present in his/her 3rd period class, he/she will be
marked absent for the day, and a phone call will be placed to the
home.
•        Attendance is also taken in each subject class.
•        If a student is late or absent, he/she must bring a note from a
parent or a physician. The note must then be signed by all the
subject teachers and then be brought to the Attendance Office.
•        A parent who needs a letter of verification stating that a
his/her child goes to August Martin High School can obtain it from
the Attendance Office in the morning. The parent will receive the
letter within 24 hours at the end of 8th period. The parent does not
have to come to the school. The letter will be given to the student.
However, the student must have a satisfactory record of
attendance.

•        Students may not leave the building during the school day
without a parent escort. An early dismissal slip will be obtained
from the Attendance Office permitting the student to leave the
building ONLY when a parent comes to pick up the student.

If a student is ill, he/she must go see the nurse who will call his/her
parent or guardian. The student will then be sent to the Attendance
Office for an early dismissal slip and to wait for his/her parent or
guardian.
Lateness to school is a violation of the Citywide Standards of
Discipline and Intervention Measures (Standard B4 – September
2004 Edition) and impedes the academic progress of students.

Therefore, the following is the lateness policy for August Martin
High School:

All students who are programmed for a first period class will arrive
to school no later than 7:30 a.m. Students arriving at 8:10 A.M. will
be held in the auditorium.

All students who are programmed for a second period class will
arrive to school no later than 8:30 a.m. Students arriving after 9:03
A.M. will be held in the auditorium.

Violation of Policy
The first violation of these rules will result in a phone call to the
students’ parent/guardian. A letter will also be sent home and
documentation will be kept on file.
A second violation will result in a second and final warning. The
student will be called and addressed by the Assistant Principal of
Security or his/her designee. A letter will also be sent home. This
letter will indicate that detention will be assigned.
In accordance with Citywide Standards of Discipline and
Intervention Measures (Standard B04 – September 2004 Edition),
a second violation will result in after school detention.
Failure to serve detention may lead to a Principal’s Suspension.

Auditorium Procedures for Students
Arriving Late

Students who arrive to school after 8:10 A.M. will be held in the
auditorium.

Students will be assessed to ensure they are prepared to do
school work, i.e.: possession of notebooks, pen, book bag, etc.

Students will not be permitted to eat, drink, or sleep in the
auditorium while they are being held.
Students will be allowed to go to their next class at the start of the
period.
In accordance with Citywide Standards of Discipline and
Intervention Measures (Standard B19 and 35 – September 2004
Edition), subsequent violations of these rules will result in a
Principal’s or Regional Superintendent’s Suspension.