Attendance Appeals
In order to qualify for the attendance appeal process, you must be passing your course(s) but losing credit due to excessive absences only.
All appeals must be done electronically here and submitted within the below timeline.
A parent of a student or a student who has been dropped from a course and/or denied course credit for excessive absences may appeal that action in accordance with the following procedures:
a. A written appeal shall be filed with the Principal or designee within five school days of receiving notice of the action. The appeal should state the reasons for each absence, any documentation that may support reducing the number of absences for the purposes of course credit, and reasons why the student should either continue to be enrolled in the course or receive course credit for a class the student completed.
b. The Principal or designee will respond in writing no later than seven school days after receiving the written appeal.
c. If the parent or student is not satisfied, the parent or student may submit a written request to the Principal for consideration by an Attendance Review Committee.
d. In response to a request for consideration by an Attendance Review Committee, the Principal shall convene an Attendance Review Committee. The Attendance Review Committee shall meet informally to hear the appeal. The student’s parent, the student, and teacher(s) may attend the meeting.
e. The Attendance Review Committee shall decide the appeal and inform the parent and student in writing within seven school days of the meeting.
f. The parent or student may appeal an adverse decision of the Attendance Review Committee to the Superintendent, the Board, and the Commissioner in accordance with Policy 5710 – Student Grievance and N.J.S.A. 18A. An appeal to the Attendance Review Committee shall be considered to have exhausted the first two steps of the grievance procedure outlined in Policy 5710.