Attendance Policy

Attendance at PS/IS 268 Q is very important to your child's progress at school.  We encourage our students to be in attendance everyday by celebrating those  who have 90% or greater attendance  during our Student achievement assemblies.  Please make sure your child is in attendance everyday. We realize that unforeseen events may occur that result in absences from school however please note, according to  the Chancellors Regulations, the only excused absences from school  are :

•  illness,
• death in the family,
•  religious observance,
•  weather emergency

Steps to follow when absent from school:

•  Parent or guardian writes a letter giving the first and last name of student, Class/ homeroom, date, reason for, and days of absence.
•  Student must give the letter to the teacher upon returning to the school. 
• A doctor’s note must accompany the parent’s note if the student has been absent three or more consecutive days and has received medical care.
• Students absent an excessive number of days will receive an “NC” (no credit) in their subject classes and will be referred to the Attendance officer for follow up.

Please Note: If you child is seen to be chronically absent  without just cause (as identified above); your child's attendance record will be shared with our District Attendance officer, who will investigate by phone or in person to rule out educational neglect.