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

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. 

Attendance Make Up Information

The Attendance Make-Up Calendar is updated frequently.

You must pay $5.00 per hour by 1:30 PM on the day you plan to stay for make-up time, to Ms. Oliver. If payment is not made by this time, you will not be allowed to participate in attendance make-up.

It is your responsibility to identify the classes for which you are making up time. You will need to complete an attendance make-up ticket and turn it in before leaving. Incomplete or illegible tickets will not be processed for credit.

If you wish to apply time from a non-athletic event towards make-up hours, you must complete the Application to Apply Community Hours to Attendance Make Up Form within five days of the event. You will receive a decision via your student email about whether the time is accepted.

In special circumstances, certain absences may be categorized as 'exempted absences,' which will not count towards the 7-absence limit. To be considered for special circumstances exempted absences, the Special Consideration for Attendance form must be complete by the student and the counselor. This form can be completed in its entirety once and then used again for reoccurring absences of similar nature.