The following are valid excuses for an absence (8125 R1):

1. Participation in a district or school approved activity or instructional program;

2. Illness, health condition, medical appointment;

3. Family emergency, including, but not limited to, a death or illness in the family;

4. Religious or cultural purpose, including observance of a religious or cultural holiday or participation in
religious or cultural instruction;

5. Court, judicial proceeding;

6. Absence directly related to the student’s homeless status;

7. Absence resulting from disciplinary/corrective action (e.g., short-term or long-term suspension, emergency
expulsion)

8. Principal and parent, guardian, or emancipated youth mutually agreed upon activity.