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Dexter High School students are expected to attend school every day school is in session. It is imperative that students be in attendance each school day in order to maximize their education. Important learning results from active participation in classroom and other school activities that cannot be replaced by individual study. Attendance is important in the development of a high-quality work ethic that will be a significant factor in a student’s success with future employers. One of the most important work habits that employers look for in hiring and promoting a worker is his/her dependability in coming to work every day and on time. This is a habit the school wants to help students develop as early as possible in their school careers.
State law MCL 380.1135 states “Every parent, guardian… shall send the child to a public school during the entire school year from the age of 6 to the child's eighteenth birthday. The child's attendance shall be continuous and consecutive for the school year fixed by the school district in which the child is enrolled.” In accordance with this law, records of discipline and attendance are transferred in their entirety when a student transfers between schools or into a new school district. The purpose of the following policy is to establish guidelines for attendance and to promote regular attendance for all students.
Please read and refer to the following attendance policy guidelines.
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