Parent/Student Handbook contains: Parents should notify the attendance office to excuse a student’s absence. If verification is not received within five days of the absence, the absence will be recorded as unexcused for the remainder of the semester.
If a student needs to be excused for an appointment during the school day, parents should call the attendance office stating what time the student needs to be excused from class and what time the student will return."
If you need to pick up your child during the school day, text them the time they need to leave class to meet you, or you can also send a note. Students should show their teacher the text or note before class starts to let them know they need to leave class early.
Parents DO NOT need to come into the school building to check out your child. Please email the attendance line, ghs.attendance@bsd7.org, to notify GHS of the time you need them excused for.
Professional appointments (medical, dental, counseling, physical therapy, ect.):
Please ask the provider for a note showing name, date and time of appt. and have your child bring it to the attendance office when they return.
IF parent/guardians have excused their student to attend the appointment, and the medical note is turned in, the absence will be recorded as medical which does not count towards the 6 day absence limit.
The provider is also welcome to fax the note to 406-522-4622, or email to ghs.attendance@bsd7.org
Attendance Errors:
If your student was marked absent from a class and says they were there, have them talk with the teacher. If the teacher agrees an error was made, the teacher can contact the attendance office to make the correction. This correction needs to be made within 5 days.
Juniors and Seniors are allowed 3 days coded as College Visits each year which do not count towards the 6 day absence total. Approved documentation which can be turned in to the attendance office upon return include: Letter from admissions, confirmation of tour, letter from Coach, etc.
Extracurricular Activities outside of GHS: Thank you for excusing your student to participate in an Activity. Please have the Coach/Team Sponsor provide documentation of the Competition. We can then code with an Activity Excuse which does not count towards the 6 day absence limit.
