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24-Hour Attendance Phone Line: 408-867-3411 extension 240

Clearing Student Absences

  • In order to excuse an absence, a parent or guardian must call the Attendance Office. If leaving a voice mail message, please spell the last name of your student, provide your student’s ID, graded level, reason for absence, relationship to student and date(s) of absence(s).
  • You have 72 hours to clear an absence. The 72-hour window begins at the start of the school day that the student is absent. After 72 hours all unverified absences become cuts and will not be able to be cleared.
  • If your student was present in class but was marked absent, they need to contact the teacher to verify their attendance. The teacher will clear the absence through the Attendance office. 
  • The student will need to check in at the attendance window upon arrival to campus.

Leaving Campus

DURING CLASS HOURS:  All students must have an off campus pass from the Attendance Office to leave campus. Students need to pick up their off campus pass in the Attendance Office prior to leaving campus. THE ATTENDANCE OFFICE DOES NOT DELIVER OFF CAMPUS PASSES TO THE CLASS ROOM. Any student who leaves campus without obtaining a school off-campus pass prior to departure - FOR ANY REASON - will receive a cut.

DURING LUNCH PERIOD:  Leaving campus during lunch is a privilege for upperclassmen (Juniors and Seniors).  Under-classmen who leave campus during lunch will be assigned Saturday school. The parking lots are off limits to students during tutorial. Students are encouraged to use their assigned lockers.

MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
Requests to leave for medical appointments must be supported by a call to the attendance office personnel prior to school in the morning.  NOTE:  Doctor's verifications are not acceptable. The students must obtain an off-campus pass before leaving for the appointment. Failure to obtain an off-campus pass will result in a cut that cannot be cleared.

RELEASE TO HOME
Students who become ill at school and wish to go home must report to the Health Office to obtain an Off-Campus Authorization form.  The parent or guardian must be notified of the student’s release from school. Any student who leaves campus without first coming through the Attendance office will receive a cut.

NOTE:  School personnel are not authorized to allow students to go home unless the school has been notified by a parent or guardian that the student is to be released from school.  In the event that a parent is not available and the student is ill and must go home, the person listed on the emergency card will be notified of the student's release from school.

Off-Campus Pass

  • Please call the attendance line (408-867-3411, Ext 240) prior to picking up a student for an appointment and to request an off-campus pass.

  • Spell the last name of your student, and provide your student’s ID number. 

  • Indicate the time of pick up, reason for absence, and advise if the student will return to campus and when.

  • The Off-Campus pass will be located in your student’s Saratoga High School email account. (The Office will not deliver passes.)

  • The student will need to check in at the attendance window upon return to campus.