ABSENCE EXCUSE PROCEDURES
Upon returning to school after a single day of absence or upon consecutive days of absences:

• Bring two (2) written and signed excuses that disclose the reason(s) for absence(s): one (1) for the sending high school and one (1) for Steel Center.
• Upon entering Steel Center and before reporting to class, report directly to the Attendance Office and submit your excuse to the Attendance Secretary or submit your excuse by email to attendance@steelcentertech.com
• Upon reporting to class, students are responsible for retrieving make-up assignments/work from their teacher.
• Excuses for absences must be written and signed by the legal parent/guardian of the child who is absent or an email from the parent/ guardian can be sent to the email listed above.
• Students have three (3) school days to submit signed, written excuses for absences. After three (3) days have lapsed, the absence or absences will be permanently classified as illegal.

• Once a student accumulates ten (10) days of lawful or excused absences in a school year, parents or guardians must submit a physician’s (medical doctor’s) excuse for ensuing absences involving medical or health reasons for the remainder of that school year. A written excuse from the parent/guardian will no longer be accepted.
• Failure to provide a medical doctor’s excuse for absences beyond ten (10) days will result in those absences being recorded as unexcused, truant or habitually truant as the situation warrants.
• “Attendance Notification” letters that inform families of pupil absences/truancy are automatically generated and mailed to residences in the following intervals: Prior to the 1st absence, upon the 3rd unexcused absence, upon the 10th absence, upon the 15th absence, and upon the 20th absence. Carbon copies of these notices are sent to respective sending school districts.