4.1.3 What Parents/Caregivers Should Do When a Student Will Be Absent

What Parents/Caregivers Should Do When a Student Will Be Absent

Reporting Student Absences

The parent/caregiver is responsible for ensuring their child gets to school daily. 

If a student will remain at home, the parent/ guardian/caregiver must communicate with the school in one of the following ways before or on the day of the absence:

  • Submit an absence notification via ParentVue (Instructions)
  • Email to attendance clerk 
  • Written note
  • Phone call 
  • School-specific attendance form (for partial day or past absences only, if available )

 

(After an absence you will not be able to report an absence through ParentVue and must email, use the school form (if available), call or send a note with your student.)

 

In all communications with the school regarding a student's absence please provide:

  • Your name and identify yourself as the parent/guardian/caregiver of the student
  • Student’s name
  • Date(s) of the absence(s)
  • Reason for the absence
  • Signature of a parent/caregiver and current date  (if a written note)

Families DO NOT need to submit doctor’s notes for illness to receive an excused absence. 

 

The student will receive an unexcused absence if the parent/caregiver does not submit communication for a valid excused absence.  

 

A parent/guardian/caregiver of the student can submit a request for excused absence anytime during the school year. 

 

SFUSD Board Policy 5113

We encourage parents/guardians/caregivers to review their student's attendance record regularly and communicate any discrepancies to the school.

This page was last updated on August 2, 2024