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LAUSD Attendance Policy

The LAUSD goal is for all students to maintain Excellent Attendance rate of 96% or higher throughout the entire school year.  This means having no more than 7 total absences during the school year. Every student is expected to attend school on a daily basis, unless there is valid justification for his/her absence (EC 48260).

According to the California Education Code, students may be excused from school when the absence is due to: 

• Illness

• Quarantine 

• Medical, dental, optometric or chiropractic services

• Attending the funeral of an immediate family member e.g., mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, or any relative living in the immediate household of the student (one day within the state, three days outside the state) 

• Jury duty

• Illness or medical treatment of a child of whom the student is the custodial parent 

• Justifiable Personal Reasons: When the pupil’s absence has been requested in writing by the parent and approved by the principal or designee

Any absence for any reason other than those stated above will be marked unexcused.

Absence Verification

It is the parent’s/legal guardian’s responsibility to provide documentation to verify the reason(s) for absence within 10 school days after the student returns to school in order to prevent absences from being recorded as uncleared/unexcused and counting towards truancy.

 Please use one of the methods to excuse  your student's absences:

• Parent/guardian provides a signed absence note with the student’s name, date(s) of absence (s) and reason for absence(s). 

• Provide a medical note.

• The student may bring absence notes to the Attendance Office before school, nutrition, lunch after school.

• Send an email to Franklin HS staff Teresa Reynoso [email protected] or Juliana Marban [email protected].

• Call (323) 550-2073 or (323) 550-2089 between 7:30am-4:00pm so staff can fill out an absence verification form over the phone on behalf of the parent/guardian.

Any questions? Please contact Pupil Service & Attendance Counselor, Ms. Medrano at 323-550-2000.