Attendance Protocols:

• All absences must be requested through Skyward. Please find the directions here: How to submit an Absence Request 
• If it is a medical excuse, a doctor’s note must be emailed to LCMS_Attendance@scps.k12.fl.us within 1 week of the absence

Please note, the School Board considers the following factors to be reasonable excuses for time missed at school:

1. Personal illness of the student (medical evidence may be required by the principal or designee for absences exceeding five (5) consecutive days).

2. Court appearance of the student.

3. Medical appointment of the student.

4. Approved school activity.

5. Insurmountable conditions. Insurmountable conditions are extreme weather conditions, communicable disease outbreaks, and local conditions determined by the School District which, after taking into account the material circumstances, would render impracticable a student's attendance at school. (F.A.C. 6A-1.09513)

6. Other absences with prior approval of the principal or designee.

7. Attendance at a center under Children and Families Services supervision.

8. Significant community events with prior permission of the Principal.

9. Religious instruction or religious holiday.

10. Death in the immediate family.

11. Appointments for a therapy service provided by a licensed health care practitioner or behavior analyst certified pursuant to Florida law for the treatment of autism spectrum disorder including, but not limited to, applied behavioral analysis, speech therapy, and occupational therapy.
     

Absences not included in excused absences listed above shall be unexcused.