attendance reporting

Please Report Your Child’s Absence from School

If your child will be absent from school, please notify the school regarding the absence. To report an absence, please do one of the following:

  1. Call the Warroad High School Office at (218) 386-1472,

  2. Email HS Admin Asst., Melanie Schreiner at melanie_schreiner@warroad.k12.mn.us, or

  3. Email HS Attendance Asst., Winter Booth at winter_booth@warroad.k12.mn.us, or

  4. Report absence in School Dismissal Manager (SDM) system.

The following are excused absences:

  • Illness (Doctor note may be required)

  • Serious illness in the student’s immediate family

  • Death or funeral in a student’s immediate family or of a close relative/friend

  • Medical, dental, orthodontic, or counseling appointment

  • Court appearances

  • Religious instruction

  • Physical emergency such as fire, flood, or storm

  • Official school field trip

  • Family emergency

  • Active duty military

  • Ongoing treatment for ongoing mental health diagnosis

  • Family vacation (Pre-approved)

  • School and/or college visit (High School only)

The following are unexcused absences:

  • Truancy (Any absence not approved by parent and/or ISD 690)

  • Any absence that does not comply with reporting requirements of ISD 690’s attendance policy

  • Work at home

  • Work at business, except under school-sponsored work release program

  • Family vacation (Without prior approval)

  • Cumulated tardies (Three unexcused tardies equal one unexcused absence)

  • Any other absence not included in the attendance policy

For more information regarding school attendance, please reference the following:

Warroad School District #690 Attendance (Policy #503)

https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/595701/Policy_503_-_Student_Attendance.pdf

MN State Statute 120A.22 Compulsory Instruction

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/120A.22