Students are allowed seven (7) absences in each course. Any absence over seven (7) will need to be made up to receive  course credit. In order to be counted present, students must be in class for two-thirds of the period. Attendance is taken in  each class.  

A student is considered present in the school when in attendance at the following places:  

1. School-sponsored field trips.  

2. Other activities initiated by and scheduled by the school.  

3. Special school events which may require early dismissal from school.  

4. Assignment to In-School Suspension (ISS) and/or Buncombe County Alternative to Suspension (BCATS)  

When a student will be attending a school-sponsored event as described above, he/she should obtain a Field  Trip Permission form from the sponsoring classroom teacher and have signed one week in advance indicating approval for  the student to attend.  

MAKING UP MISSED WORK FOR A CLASS  

The following procedure will apply to all courses:  

After missing a class, or a portion of the class, for any reason, it will be the student's responsibility to communicate  with his/her teachers about work missed and to schedule a time to make up all work including tests.   Projects and work assigned before absences should be turned in as soon as the student returns to school or by a  designated date set by the teacher.