School District of New Berlin

Important Reminder about Attendance

ATTENDANCE HOTLINE

If your student is absent, will arrive late or needs a permit to leave early, please call the attendance line. Please leave the student name, your relationship to the student and the details about late arrival, early dismissal or absence. Calls should be no later than 9 AM Monday through Friday. If not previously notified, attendance personnel will attempt to contact the parent/guardian at home or at work to confirm the absence. Absences called in by students, even age 18, will not be accepted.

Please note: According to Board Policy, medical excuses must be turned within 30 days.

Attendance Line (262) 789-6310

Please see the Parent/Student Handbook for details about daily attendance and tardiness issues.

Attendance also matters to qualify for:

*Athletics

*Open Campus

*Cum Laude

*EXCUSED vs. EXEMPT – When a parent calls their child out of school the absence is EXCUSED. Excused absences DO count against a student for their Cum Laude, Open Campus and Athletic participation. If a student brings a medical excuse from the doctor/dentist/orthodontist/medical professional, etc. this absence will be EXEMPT. Exempt absences DO NOT count against a student for Cum Laude, Open Campus or Athletics.

NOTE: School sponsored Field Trips, Testing and Funerals are automatically exempt.

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