- Parents/Students
Attendance Student Reporting
Attendance Reporting: 650-941-2761
Parents must report an absence within 48 hours of an absence.
We accept Attendance notifications from parents/guardians via email.
Please send your email to lahs.attendance@mvla.net.
The message must be sent from the parent/guardian's email account that is already on file with SIS student contact information, and include:
- student first and last name,
- guardian name,
- dates or class periods absent, and
- reason for the absence.
You may also email advance notice of early excusal for a medical or other appointment in this same way.
Reporting Absences
Reporting Absences![]()
Reporting Absences
Parents are required to call the attendance office the day their student is absent as early as possible or within 2 school days of an absence, at the latest. When parents do not call within 2 school days, the absences are counted as unexcused. Absences will not be cleared after 48 hours. We will not accept late phone calls. We do not accept notes. Parents must call the attendance office. Messages may also be left in Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese. Please clearly state or spell out the student's last name.
(650) 941–2761..................... 24 Hour Attendance Line
(650) 960-8811 x2024..................... Attendance Office
Please call the attendance clerk, at (650) 960-8831 if you have any questions concerning attendance. For more assistance, your assistant principal is assigned by your student’s last name:
(650) 941–2761..................... 24 Hour Attendance Line
(650) 960-8811 x2024..................... Attendance Office
Please call the attendance clerk, at (650) 960-8831 if you have any questions concerning attendance. For more assistance, your assistant principal is assigned by your student’s last name:
Fabian Morales..................... A-E (650) 960-8811 x2016
Galen Rosenberg.....................F-Li (650) 960-8811 x2012
Kristin Castillo.....................Li-R (650) 960-8811 x2018
Nic Betancur.....................S-Z (650) 960-8811 x2014
Students leaving campus for appointments during their regular class periods must check out through the attendance office. Please call in advance to excuse these appointments. Students who become ill or injured while at school are required to go to the attendance office so parents can be notified.
Nic Betancur.....................S-Z (650) 960-8811 x2014
Students leaving campus for appointments during their regular class periods must check out through the attendance office. Please call in advance to excuse these appointments. Students who become ill or injured while at school are required to go to the attendance office so parents can be notified.
Excusing Absences - Call in!
Excusing Absences - Call in!![]()
Excusing Absences - Call in!
Parents are required to call the attendance office the day their student is absent. When parents do not call within 2 school days, the absences are counted as unexcused. We will not accept late phone calls. We do not accept notes. Parents must call the attendance office. Messages may also be left in Spanish, Vietnamese, or Chinese. Please clearly state or spell out the student's last name. Calls can be made 24 hours a day to (650) 941-2761.
More Information on Absences & TArdies
More Information on Absences & TArdies![]()
More Information on Absences & TArdies
ABSENCES
Definition of Excused Absence
Illness, quarantine, health appointments (medical, dental, and optometry), religious holiday observances, death in the immediate family or serving on jury duty are the only legal reasons to be absent from school. School-initiated activities that cause a student to miss a class are also considered “excused absences.”
Definition of Unexecused Absence
“Cuts” or other absences not classified as excused in the paragraph above are designated as “unexcused absences.” Unexcused absences will be counted across a student’s entire schedule; e.g. if a student has one unexcused absence in second period, two in third, and one in sixth, that equals four unexcused absences.
Grade Penalty – Students may receive a failing grade in a class if they accumulate 15 or more unexcused absences in that class.
Grade Penalty – Students may receive a failing grade in a class if they accumulate 15 or more unexcused absences in that class.
An “unexcused absence” is an absence in excess of a 30-minute period occurring in a given class. Students may not exceed 14 absences across their entire schedule. A full day, unexcused absence counts as 5, 6, or 7 absences; depending on how many classes a student carries toward the total of 14. On the 15th unexcused absence, students may be referred to an alternative educational program/site pursuant to the District’s involuntary transfer policy (BP 5113/AR 5113).
Points to remember:
- Unexcused absences will be counted across a student’s entire schedule.
- Parents and students will receive telephone calls and mailed warnings as absences accumulate.
- At the 10th unexcused period absence, there will be a mandatory parent conference with the student’s Assistant Principal. The conference will be scheduled to occur the morning after the family is contacted by the school.
- At the student/parent conference, consequences for continued cutting are discussed and the student is assigned Saturday School. An attendance contract will also be signed at this meeting. Failure to attend Saturday School may result in transfer to an alternative educational program/site.
- Students may receive a failing grade (“F”) in a class if they accumulate 6 or more unexcused absences in a given class. Prior to assigning a student a failing grade, the student or student’s parent will be given a reasonable opportunity to explain the absences.
- Students are not entitled to make up assignments and tests missed due to unexcused absences or to receive credit for such work when it is made up.
TARDIES
Students may not exceed 19 unexcused tardies across their entire schedule. On the 20th unexcused tardy, students may be referred to an alternative educational program/site pursuant to the District’s involuntary transfer policy.
Points to Remember:
- Unexcused tardies will be counted across a student’s entire schedule. An unexcused tardy is absence from class from when the bell rings until up to 30 minutes of a class period.
- At the 15th unexcused tardy, there will be a mandatory parent conference with the student’s Assistant Principal. This conference will be scheduled to occur the morning after the family is contacted by the school.
- At the student/parent conference, consequences for continued tardiness are discussed and the student is assigned to Saturday School. An attendance contract will also be signed at this meeting. Failure to attend Saturday School may result in transfer to an alternative educational program/site.
ILLNESS
Students who are ill are encouraged to stay home. Students who become too ill to continue classroom activities must report to the attendance office. The student’s parent or guardian will be notified and will be expected to make appropriate arrangements for the student to leave the campus. It is critical that all emergency numbers be kept up-to-date in the event of student illness or emergency.
