Attendance Policies

No. If you sent a note in the morning, the student can leave the building through the Main Office. You do not need to sign them out. If no note was sent, please come into the Main Office to sign your student out. 

Yes. Any time a student leaves early, they must have official documentation upon their return - whether they return the same day or not. Many of our students drive themselves to and from appointments. This is our way of ensuring that we can account for our students.

Please fill out a trip approval form for each student attending. Students need to have each teacher sign off on the back of the form. Forms should then be turned in at the Main Office prior to the trip. Forms can be found in the Main Office or by clicking the link above. 

A college visit falls under the trip approval guidelines. Please submit a form to the Main Office. 

Yes! Excuse cards are provided for your convenience. However, a handwritten note is acceptable.

We must always have a note with a handwritten signature in order for students to be dismissed from the building. Notes can be sent in several ways:

• Faxed to 717 509-0485
• Hand-delivered 
• Emailed to the attendance secretary (Please keep in mind that emailed notes will only be accepted with a handwritten signature. Many parents write a note, take a picture with their phone, and then email the photo to the attendance office.)

Excuse cards/notes should be submitted directly to the Main Office. There is a box on the counter for notes/cards. Or any Main Office staff person may accept them. Please do not give excuse cards/notes to the homeroom teacher. 

Students have five days from their return to school to submit a note/card.

Failure to turn in an excuse note/card within five school days will result in an illegal/unexcused absence, even if the note is turned in later. Please consult the L-SHS Student Handbook, Attendance section, for additional information.

Students arriving late to school should report directly to the Main Office to sign in and receive a pass. Parents/guardians should send a note regarding the reason for being late. Not all reasons will be excused. You do not need to come in with your student.

Students are given three "freebie" unexcused tardies where no action is taken. Students with four or more unexcused tardies may receive detention. Please reference the student handbook for more information. 

Students must be in their homerooms, in their seats, by 7:35 a.m. in order to avoid a tardy.

You will receive an attendance call in the morning stating that your student was not present that day. 

The high school currently makes attendance calls in the morning in order to ensure that a parent/guardian receives the message and to ensure better accuracy in attendance. If you wish to check your student's attendance, you are able to do so in Powerschool every day after 8 a.m.

If your student arrives before 8:05 a.m. they may participate in any after school activities (including band, play or musical practices, or sports games or practices) regardless of whether or not the tardy is excused. Students arriving after 8:05 a.m. must have a doctor or other official note in order to participate. A parent note may excuse the tardy but will not be accepted for participation eligibility for after school activities. 

Students with 15 days or more of absence (this includes all absences whether excused or unexcused) may be required to submit a doctor's note for any subsequent absences. Failure to provide a doctor's note will result in an unexcused absence even if a parent note has been submitted. A student who accrues four or more unexcused absences will not be able to make up their work. In other words, they will receive zeros for the dates of absence. 

Yes, you may pick them up with a parent note stating they are leaving due to illness. However, students should always go to the nurse if they are feeling unwell. The nurse will then notify parents/guardians to pick them up. If the nurse dismisses your child due to illness/injury, no parent note is required.