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ATTENDANCE
201-848-5750 prompt 1

Please call and report your child absent or late by 8:00 AM.

The attendance line can be called 24 hours a day.


Follow the prompts:

For reporting Absences/Lateness (press 1)
please give the reason for the absence or it will be considered an unexcused absence

For the Nurse (press 2)

Homework requests (press 4)

Attendance Policy
The New Jersey Department of Education has mandated changes for all public schools in their
attendance policies. The Board of Education Policy 5200 and Regulation 5200, requires the pupils
enrolled in the schools of this district attend school regularly in accordance with the laws of the State. The educational program offered by this district is predicated on the presence of the pupil and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. The regular contact of pupils with one another in the classroom and their participation in a well-planned instructional activity under the tutelage of a competent teacher are vital to this purpose. Attendance at school may be excused for certain absences as defined by the Board. All absences for reasons other than excused, shall be “unexcused”. Pupils sent from school for any reason are responsible for the completion of assignments missed because of their absence. No pupil excused for a religious holiday shall be deprived of an award or eligibility to compete for an award or the opportunity to make up a test given on the religious holiday. Prolonged or repeated absences, excused or unexcused, from school or from class, deprive the pupil of the classroom experience deemed essential to learning and may result in retention at grade level. Pupils shall be subjected to the school district response for unexcused absences during the school year as outlined in N.J.A.C. 6A:16-7.8 (a) 4 and Regulation 5200. In addition, unexcused absences from school or from classes within the school day shall subject a pupil to the disciplinary rules of the Board, which may include the denial of a pupil’s participation in co-curricular activities and/or athletic competition.

Repeated truancies that interfere with efforts of this Board and its staff instruction may result in the suspension or expulsion of any pupil from the course of study during which absences have occurred or the suspension or expulsion in accordance with Board Policies 5610 and 5620. The Superintendent shall calculate and monitor the average daily attendance rate for the district and for each school in the district. Whenever the average daily attendance rate for the district or for a school in the district does not meet the New Jersey Department of Education requirements, the Superintendent or designee shall develop performance objectives to improve pupil attendance pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:32-12.2(a)3.

An “excused absence” is a pupil’s absence from school for a full day or a portion of a day for one or more of the following reasons:
1. The pupil’s illness,
2. Death in family member,
3. Educational opportunities, recommended by the school district,
4. Excused religious observances, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:36-14 through 16,
5. Where appropriate, when consistent with Individual Education Programs (IEP), the Individuals
with Disabilities Act, accommodation plans under 29 U.S.C §§ 794 and 705(20), and
individualized health care plans pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:16-2.3,
6. The pupil’s suspension from school,
7. The pupil’s required attendance in court,
8. Necessary and unavoidable medical or dental appointments that cannot be scheduled at a time
other than the school day,
9. An absence for a reason not listed above, but deemed excused by the Building Principal, upon a written request by the pupil’s parent or legal guardian to the Building Principal or designee stating the reason for the absence to be an excused absence.

“Truancy” is a pupil’s absence from all or a part of the school day without the knowledge of the pupil’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s). A pupil will also be considered truant if he/she:
• Leaves the school without permission when school is still in session,
• Leaves class because of illness and does not report to the school nurse as directed, or
• Is present in school but is absent from class without approval. Such truancy from class is a
“class cut.”

“Unexcused absence” is a pupil’s absence for all or part of a school day for any reason other than those listed above. This includes family vacations.

It is important that you understand what is now considered an excused and unexcused absence. Please note that family vacations are recorded as unexcused absences. The New Jersey Department of Education will now keep track of excused and unexcused absences for each public school student and the school ratios will be reported on the State Report Card for each school building. Schools with high percentages of unexcused absences will have to develop action plans to improve student attendance and report those plans to the Department of Education. Please make sure you understand the difference between an excused and unexcused absence.