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Elementary Schools

Attendance and Early Dismissal Policy

Attendance Policy for Student Illness
If a student is going to be absent from school due to illness, please call and leave a message for the school nurse at 716-267-3255 ext. 1- BEFORE 9:30 AM. This is the time that the automated attendance message will be sent out. 


When a student returns after being absent, please send a note from a parent or guardian explaining the absence to the teacher, if a phone call has not already been made.
Regular and prompt attendance is an important factor in a child’s school success. Parents can help their children succeed by ensuring their attendance except when illness or extreme family emergencies occur.  

Early Dismissal Policy: If a student needs to leave school early, please send a note to the student’s teacher that morning. Please include the date. 
 
 
Phone: 716-267-3255
E-mail: mtown@falconerschools.org

Attendance is recorded as a LEGAL ABSENCE, ILLEGAL ABSENCE, TARDY LEGAL, TARDY ILLEGAL OR PRESENT 

ACCEPTED LEGAL ABSENCES
(District Wide)

  • Sickness
  • Death in the family
  • Medical appointments
  • Impassable roads or weather
  • Religious observance
  • Quarantine
  • Required court appearance
  • Music lessons
  • Approved cooperative work program
  • Approved college visits
  • Military obligations