<p>what the hell
cant believe you get any
my school = 0!</p>
<p>We got college visitation one day, but you had to get it approved by the GC and principal, and then bring back a signed letter from a dean in the admissions office on official school letterhead--what a pain. I just called it a sick day.</p>
<p>I'm surprised by many of these responses where there is no formal protocol for this. Our school has a specific form for college visits. The student fills out the date(s) he/she will be absent and the name of the college visiting, runs it around to each class teacher to sign-off, has the parent(s) sign off and turns it in to the GC office. They are considered "excused absences". My son has never had a problem with this. There is a spot on the form for the "colleges" to sign, but we never actually got the form back from the GC office, so this never happened. I figured if my S got clocked for this, I kept a business card from each visit. I scheduled them around weekends when he had a "Friday off" for some reason, so ultimately he just missed Thursday classes for each visit we did.</p>
<p>Our public hs allows 5 days senior year. Seniors must tell attendance office prior to the day, and bring in a dated note from admissions office afterward to be excused.</p>
<p>Also, if a college comes to the hs, students are excused from class to attend as long as they've signed up in guidance at least a day in advance.</p>
<p>We had a couple of professional development days and a Jewish holiday off in the fall, we just used those for college visits and saved the 5 excused days for spring overnight visits to the colleges DS is admitted to. Also we figured it won't matter as much if he misses class in April, that 4th quarter grade isn't quite as crucial as the 1st quarter grade!</p>
<p>No excused college visit days junior year.</p>
<p>My kids simply made informal arrangements with their teachers in advance. My son only took off a couple of days, but my daughter took off 2 full weeks in fall of senior year. I thought she was nuts, but she arranged to get assignments in advance, even to take exams early. I don't remember whether or not she needed a note from me. I do know that the principal was informed in advance. Since my daughter took care of it all on her own, it is possible that she had to fill out some sort of official form -- though again, I don't remember. </p>
<p>The only negative consequence to my daughter is that her grade dropped to a B in her dance class, where the grade was specifically based on attendance -- the teacher's written rules were very clear about that. D. was miffed, since it eliminated her chances of being class salutatorian -- but that's the way that things ended up.</p>
<p>My question, due to music people getting their audition days however many they want, what about athletes? Do they, too, get however many days they need in order to meet with a coach, etc?</p>
<p>Our school gives a senior two days for college visits. Planned absence form is sent around to be signed, etc. Senior brings back a form or a letter from the college I guess on college letterhead. The absence is NOT counted against perfect attendance. For academic things, our school isn't a huge stickler on it. In fact, at least 3 of my friends were gone today when they went to U of I for a nuclear reactor tour or something. I had 4 or 5 other friends do the same thing two weeks ago. My friend misses a lot of school for Science Fair stuff. Some days it's to go to university labs to work, other days it's for the Fair itself. He has missed at least 5 days of school each year to attend the International Science Fair. In my opinion, he misses too much school because he probably misses an average of 20-25 days a year! But they are all excused.</p>
<p>Seniors can miss up to 7 days of school before being penalized provided they are excused (sick, college days, whatever). If you miss more than 7 days, or rack up a certain # of discipline points, you lose your Senior Week privileges in the spring.</p>
<p>Tardies arriving to school late-- Our high school gives you 3 for the entire year. It doesn't matter, late waking up, flat tire, etc, you get 3. The 4th one and beyond is a detention. No questions asked.</p>
<p>D's school "allows" 2 absences junior year & 3 senior year for college visits. They point out that a particular date in October, on which all other classes do in-school testing, should also be used for this purpose ... not helpful for my D, since it is midweek & she has no local schools to visit!</p>
<p>She has already missed 2-1/2 days for visits this year, and I intend to excuse her for as many days as she needs. After all, another girl in her class missed 4 days to audition for American Idol! I figure, I am the parent ... as long as the reasons make sense & the child keeps up with the work, it's my call. Of course, it helps that it's a private school!</p>
<p>The school allows 2, but it's such a PITA to get the paperwork done and approved that I just called her in sick.</p>
<p>I know some kids are concerned because exemptions from finals are linked to number of absences. We had a problem because D had taken one real sick day, and that left 2 days. We had to play the "arrive at school, leave 10 minutes later, stop at MD's office, get a note and head to airport. That one day didn't count against absences or exemptions. The second day was an absence. This way, she only had 3 absences by the end of the semester, and still eligible for exemptions. Our district handbook specifically states that school visits should be on weekends or during Spring Break and any others will count as an absence.</p>
<p>Weare not given any days for campus vists or anything for that matter.</p>
<p>I think for the most part texas public schools get money from the government depending on the schools attendence record. That is why the policy is so strict and they reward students with exemptions.</p>
<p>None. You go on your own time, or go during the winter break, spring break.</p>
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She has already missed 2-1/2 days for visits this year, and I intend to excuse her for as many days as she needs. After all, another girl in her class missed 4 days to audition for American Idol!
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It's all about priorities.;)</p>
<p>No wonder some school systems are so reluctant to let students miss school for college visits...</p>
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Public schools commonly reward excellent attendance with movie tickets, gas vouchers and iPods. But some diligent students like Kaytie are now hitting the ultimate teenage jackpot for going to school: They have won cars or trucks.</p>
<p>School districts in Hartford, Conn.; Pueblo, Colo.; South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; and Wickenburg and Yuma, Ariz., are also giving away vehicles this school year.</p>
<p>In most cases the car or truck is donated by a local dealership, and the prizes typically are awarded through drawings open only to students with good attendance.</p>
<p>Districts have a lot to gain and little to lose by holding car drawings. The vehicles are usually free. And in Wyoming, even a one-student increase in average daily enrollment means another $12,000 in state funding for the year.
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<p>Shoot, my ds hasn't missed a day, no car or ipod for him! The only thing they get is the ability to exempt finals if they have no absences.</p>
<p>They get 1 excused absence for a college visit in their senior year.</p>