SCHOOL POLICY MANUAL-2024-2025

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 A student suffering from a contagious illness must not be sent to school until a medical report deeming him/her fit is obtained and submited to the sch ool, and is confirmed by the School Doctor  All students should be present on the re-opening day of school. Any student who is away from school for more than 10 days without any information will automatically lose his/her seat at school. Parents must inform the school of all long periods of absence. AUTHORISED ABSENCE Only the school can authorize an absence. The fact that a parent has provided an explana�on in rela�on to an absence does not oblige the school to authorize the absence. A request for authorized absence must be supported by relevant documents such as at ested medical cer�ficates, copies of death cer�ficates (in the case of death of a close family member) etc. The Principal reserves the right to decide whether the absence is to be treated as an authorized absence. In the case of authorized absence, the student will either be given a retest for any assessment conducted during the absence or may be given an average grade based on his/her performance in the remaining assessments conducted during the term. In the case of unauthorized absence, the student will be marked ungraded for any assessments conducted during the days of absence. The following are the only reasons for absence to be treated as authorized absence: • Illness (supported by a medical certificate) • Terminal illness or death of a close relative. • Going for Hajj or Umrah. • Participating in National/International level Sports/Cultural Competitions. • Change of visa ATTENDANCE AND PUNTUALITY BY KHDA Students’ absenteeism and tardiness affect the school’s ability to provide effec�ve educa�onal services, the achievements of consistently absent or late students and disrupt the learning experiences of other students in the school. The responsibili�es of the school include:  Sharing and implementing a school policy on attendance and punctuality which stresses that attendance for all students is mandatory on all the days the school is declared open.  Clarifying to parents and students the definition of a school day, the start of registration process in the morning, the school’s expectations in relation to punctuality all through the school day, the definition of absenteeism and a list of what is considered authorised and unauthorised absenteeism. The responsibili�es of the parents include:  Reading, ratifying and implementing the school’s policy on attendance and punctuality.

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