Attendance Procedures

A:  There are 4 ways to report an absence: 

#1: Call the attendance office at the numbers listed above. 
#2: Email the attendance office at jbhsattendance@burbankusd.org.
#3: Provide a note from parent/guardian with date, full name of student, and reason they were absent, signed by parent/guardian.
#4: Use the JBHS app for reporting a FULL DAY absence only. (The JBHS app can be downloaded for free on all iOS and Android devices by simply searching John Burroughs High School wherever you download apps.)

   *When reporting an absence, please provide the student's full name, student ID number, and the date of absence.

   **To clear an absence, please submit the necessary documentation within three days. 

A:  No.

A:  You may request homework on the third (3) day of your student’s absence from the Counseling Office. (818) 729-6900 ext. 61941

A:  If your child will need a P.E. excusal, you will need a doctor’s note.  Also, if your child has exceeded fourteen (14) days of absences due to illness for the school year you will need a doctor’s note for each additional day your student is out.

A:  Please send a note with your student to the attendance office in the morning before school.  Your student will exchange this note for an “off-grounds" pass so they can wait for you at the front door of school.  THIS CANNOT BE DONE VIA PHONE, EMAIL, OR APP NOTIFICATION. The student must then return to the attendance office and time-stamp this "off-grounds" pass if returning the same day, or they must time-stamp it and turn it in on the day they return to school.  

*If an Emergency Contact comes to pick up student, please send written note with them to excuse student. If a note is not sent, we will call you for authorization to release student to them.

A: You must come into the front office with your picture ID.  We will then send for your student to meet you in the office.

Attendance

Burbank Unified sees attendance as critical for student achievement. Therefore…
● Absence from school shall be excused only as permitted by law, Board policy, and
administrative regulation. Some common reasons for excused absence include illness,
quarantine, medical appointments, funeral services for an immediate family member,
and mental health (EDC 48205).
● Student absence for religious instruction or participation in religious exercises away from
school property may be considered excused, subject to the law and administrative
regulation (EDC 46014).
● Parents/guardians and students are encouraged to schedule medical and other
appointments during non-school hours to avoid absence.
● Students shall not be absent from school without their parents/guardians' knowledge or
consent, except in cases of a medical emergency or, as authorized pursuant to EDC
46010.1, for a confidential medical appointment.
● Students may make up work from excused absences (EDC 48208).
● BUSD requires that absences be excused within three (3) days (ANTP p. 13). Parents can
request an excused absence in the following ways:
○ Hand-written note with date/signature delivered to the attendance desk
○ Email to jbhsattendance@burbankusd.org
○ Notification on the JBHS App
○ Phone call to the attendance desk at 818.729.6900
● A student is considered truant after three unexcused absences. After a student has been
reported as a truant three or more times in a school year, the student is considered a
habitual truant and may be referred to the School Attendance Review Board.

Absences

It is a parent/guardian’s responsibility to report their student’s absence within three (3) days of the absence. You may call the office, send a note with your student, report absence by using the JBHS app, or email jbhsattendance@burbankusd.org.

When a student has had fourteen (14) absences in the school year for illness verified by the methods listed above, ANY FURTHER ABSENCES FOR ILLNESS MUST BE VERIFIED BY A PHYSICIAN.

• Excused absences include:  illness, doctor’s appointment, court or other government appointment, or to attend the funeral of an immediate family member (mother/father/sibling/grandparent).
• You must bring a note to the Attendance Office to excuse your absences within three (3) days of being absent from school.
• Vacations are NOT excused absences.
• Vehicle trouble is NOT an excused tardy or absence.
• Teachers are NOT required to give homework or classwork for unexcused absences.

At JBHS, students are expected to be ready to learn at the start of the class period.

● A student is considered tardy (T) if not inside the classroom and/or assigned
instructional area when the bell rings.
● A student is considered missing (M) when arriving more than 30 minutes late without a
pass.
● A teacher may set additional classroom rules about readiness, i.e. materials on the desk.
● Students who are late to any class more than four (4) or more times may face
progressive discipline consequences through the referral system.

If a student arrives late to school, the student should bring a note from their parent/guardian/medical office to the attendance office BEFORE going to class.

Students are excused for medical (doctor, orthodontic, chiropractic, dental, etc.), passport, court, DMV appointments, or if they are feeling sick in the morning. Tardiness due to car problems, personal business, and family emergencies are NOT excused.

Off-Grounds Policy - English

Off-Grounds Policy - Spanish

• Leaving school without permission is treated as a truancy and the consequences are the same. Notes from the parent after the fact are invalid and will not be honored.
• When picking your student up early from school for any reason, please send a note with your student in the morning and have them bring it into the main office before school starts. A parent/guardian’s signature is required; therefore, phone calls, emails, and app notifications are not accepted in order to release students from school early.
• In the event that your child becomes ill and calls or texts you, please direct them to the nurse’s office. From there, you will be called to pick up your child if necessary.
• You will be unable to pick up your child during lunch or 15 minutes prior to the end of any school day unless a note has been submitted that morning.
• Please be advised that emergency contacts ARE NOT AUTHORIZED to pick up students early.
• If your student has a lunch pass (11^th and 12^th graders only) they are excused for lunch only. If they have a medical appointment during lunchtime, they MUST obtain an off-schedule from the office PRIOR to leaving campus.
• If your student should become ill during lunch and is on campus, they should proceed to the nurse’s office. If they are already home and become ill, the parent must call the attendance office and report it immediately, the same day, or else it will not be excused.
• A lunch pass does not excuse a student beyond the lunch period.

Unless you have given us prior notification, you will be unable to pick up your child between the hours of:       

10:28 A.M. - 10:53 A.M. on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Students will be in their (AE) Academic Excellence class and we will not be able to retrieve them.