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Beachside High School Attendance Information

Absences

If your child was marked absent and you believe this was done in error, please contact the teacher FIRST!

  • The digital Absence form must be filled out online within 2 days of returning to BEACHSIDEfor the absence to be excused. It may NOT be emailed.
  • Filling out the Absence form does not guarantee an excused absence.
  • Please allow 48-72 hours for change to occur in HAC.
  • Onlya parent or a legal guardian may fill out absence forms unless you are submitting a doctor’s note.
  • Any absence over 15 days requires official documentation to be excused. (Medical notes OR statement from court)
  • Only a physician’s office is authorized to fax a note for the student to be excused. The fax number is 904-547-4405 – Attention Beachside HS Attendance Office.
  • Phone calls, emails, or faxes from parents are not accepted.
  • Please note that students are only allotted one day off for observance of religious holidays.

To learn more about what types of absences are excused, visit the SJCSD attendance website at: https://www.stjohns.k12.fl.us/student/attendance/ .

Early Check Out

  • A PARENT or GUARDIAN must submit a digital Early Check Out form by 10amto the front office.
  • Emails, phone calls, and faxes will not be accepted to check-out early.
  • An Early Check Out form is also REQUIRED when a student needs to drive off campusduring school hours.
  • We will contact a parent/guardian before a student is allowed to drive off campus early. Please be available and include the best phone number to reach you on the form. Students will NOT be issued a pass without speaking to a parent or guardian.
  • To excuse an early release absence, required documentation must be uploaded using the Excused Absence Form or turned into the front office within 2 days of returning to BEACHSIDE.

Driving off Campus

A parent note is required when a student needs to drive off campus during school hours. Early release notes must be submitted by 10:00AM. Parents will always be contacted before a student receives a pass to drive off campus. Parents: Please be available and have a current phone number. 

No students will be dismissed after 3:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. No students will be dismissed after 2:00 pm on early release Wednesday.

Tardies

 

 When arriving tardy to school, students will need to go to the Front Office to receive a tardy slip. We will continue to accept paper-based notes for tardies, or you may complete the online Excused Absence form and upload documentation.

  • When presenting a doctor’s note or a parent note, please make sure the following is reflected on the note:
    • Full Student Name
    • Student ID #
    • Date tardy
    • Parent or Physician signature

*Note: If your student is tardy due to a medical appointment, a note from the physician is necessary for the tardy to be excused.

Examples of excused tardies:

  • Illness
  • Physician’s appointment
  • Court appearance
  • Religious obligation

Examples of tardies that will not be excused:

  • Driver’s license appointments
  • Car trouble (flat tire, dead battery, etc.)
  • Heavy traffic
  • Inclement weather
  • Missed bus

Pre-approved Absences

  • Parents may request pre-approval for a trip by printing and submitting the digital Pre-Approved Absence Form to the Attendance Clerk in the Dean’s office 5 days prior to the absence.
  • This will be reviewed by Mr. Bergamasco and approved/disapproved based on SJCSD Attendance Policies.

Questions about attendance?

For more information, visit the St. Johns County Student Code of Conduct  or the District’s attendance policies