As parents, you control your child’s attendance. Every attempt needs to be made to guarantee good school attendance; however, circumstances do arise which necessitate a student occasionally missing school. Washington State has a compulsory school attendance law (RCW 28A.225.010). If your child is absent from school for any reason, the parent needs to do the following:

   1. Call the attendance line at 279-5159 to let the office staff know about your child’s absence.

   2. Send a note with your child within 48 hours of when he/she returns to school, explaining the reason for the absence, the date(s) of the absence, the current date, and your signature. You may also email an excuse to our Attendance Secretary at Tebersole@ohsd.net. Absences without a note will be considered unexcused.

   3. Contact the classroom teacher and ask for assignments that need to be made up.

   4. Students arriving after 10:30 am or leaving before 2:00 pm will be marked absent for 1/2 day.

If a student is absent and the office personnel has not heard from a parent by 10:00 a.m., the district will email the parent or other designated individuals by 11:00 a.m. Please be sure to update home phone numbers, work numbers, emails, and emergency numbers on a regular basis.

Before School

Students are not allowed to be on campus before 9:00 a.m.