Attendance

Students have 10 school days to clear absences. Late notes received after 10 school days will not be processed.

To clear all-day absences or late arrival, parents and guardians may submit written and signed notes or contact the attendance office via email or phone. Notes are preferred and should include the following information:

• Student first and last name
• Student ID number
• Grade
• Date(s) of absence
• Reason
• Parent/guardian signature  

School may require doctor's note verifying absences after 10 days. All students are allowed 14 days excused for illness without medical verification. Absences not cleared with the medical verification will remain unexcused. Parents must still call to notify attendance for all student absences.

A student arriving late to school should arrive with a note. Detention may be issued to students arriving late, with no note. Teachers are not required to provide makeup work for unverified or unexcused absences.

All students leaving campus during the school day must check out through the attendance office.

If leaving early for medical or dental appointments, your student should bring a note to the Attendance Office before school. The note should have the Student name, ID, date, reason, and time to leave. Please provide verification from doctor appointments after visits, when possible. 

When leaving school early due to illness, report to the attendance office, and staff will make parent contact. If returning to school on the same day, check in at the attendance office to receive a pass to class. 

Students leaving campus without a Permit to Leave, will be considered truant. These truancies may not be cleared once the student has left campus. 

Students may not call or text home from cell phones or the classroom to get permission to leave. The district cell phone policy applies during the school day and may result in disciplinary action. Staff must obtain parent permission for students to leave campus.

Lodi Unified School District has a closed campus policy for all students. Juniors or seniors, with parent permission, may apply for the Off Campus lunch privilege. Guidelines for off campus lunch privilege are noted on the application form. Students will not be permitted to leave for lunch without a valid Off Campus card. 

Progressive discipline applies to all violating the Closed Campus Policy. If lost, replacements Off Campus cards are $10.

Lodi High utilizes an 18 year old Attendance Agreement, requiring a parent/guardian signature as acknowledgement of the student’s addition to the emergency card. 

The school will continue to contact a parent if we suspect an 18-year-old is abusing the right to excuse class absences. 18-year-old students are allowed to clear 5 absences (full or partial) without medical verification. If seeing a physician, medical verification is required.