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Clovis West High School

Part of the Clovis Unified School District

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Attendance

Parents & Guardians may report a student's absence by:

  1. By Phone
    Call (559) 327-2251 or (559) 327-2082 Spanish Line to report the absence.

    OR
     
  2. Through Parent Connection.  Parent connect is for ALL-DAY absences only.
    Any submissions entered after 11:00A will not be processed.   

Log in to Parent Connection and report an ALL-DAY absence. Detailed instructions are downloadable below.

If your child needs to leave early from school:

  • If you are picking up your student or your student needs to leave during the school day for any reason, you may call the front office before 11:00A for a pre-arranged pass to be written. 
  • Pre-arranged passes made prior to 11:00A, will be the students responsibility to pick up from the front office.  Passes will not be delivered nor students will be called from class.  Students may check-out for the designated time in the front office once they come get their pass from the front office. If they do not check-out, their absence will be considered unexcused.  NO EXCEPTIONS! 
  • After 11:00A, the parent, guardian, or adult listed on the students parent connect emergency list, must physically walk into the front office to sign-out and pick-up a student for any reason.
  • Be aware of your student’s schedule when making appointments.  Expect delays when picking up from P.E. class or during testing if you have not called ahead or your student did not pick up their pass.   

If your child arrives late to school:

  • Late arrivals without a legitimate excuse must check in at the front office before heading to class.  
  • If you have a doctors note please provide or your student will be unexcused tardy for that period.

You may request an admit slip for late arrival by submitting a request through parent connect or by calling our 24-hour attendance number at 559-327-2251.  Please leave your name, student’s name and ID number and the reason for leaving or late arrival.

      Spanish Line 559-327-2082.  

      Hmong Line 559-327-2119

Attendance Regulations and Procedures:

  • State Law requires all students to attend school daily.  Acceptable excuses which allow work to be made up include the following:
  1. Legitimate illness           
  2. Medical appointment
  3. Court appearance 
  4. Bereavement
  5. School-related activity
  • Absences must be cleared by telephone or Parent Connect only by the student’s parent or legal guardian.  Doctor’s notes are welcome and encouraged and must be submitted no later than 5 days from the excused day of absence.  Parent’s notes are not accepted.  Please keep in mind that our automated calling system calls for one or more uncleared periods.  
  • You have up to FIVE (5) school days to clear an absence.  
  • Please allow up to 24 hours for absences to be cleared.  
  • If your student is marked absent from a single period and you believe this to be an error, please contact the teacher directly.   For all day absence questions, please call the attendance office. 
  • Absences not cleared within 24 hours will prompt a call from our automated calling system.  Uncleared absences are considered unexcused and could lead to receiving a Truancy Letter in Accordance with Education Code section 48260.5.  Under the law, schools must continue to track all absences and report them to the state.  Policy 2207 states, “A pupil whose absence is not excused is not entitled to complete assignments, or other class work missed due to the absence”. 
  • Absences uncleared after 24 hours may be considered truant.   Uncleared/unverified absences or truancy will result in appropriate disciplinary action, including but not limited to Saturday School and/or detention being assigned.