Leon High School

A copy of the District’s Attendance Policy is distributed to every student at the beginning of the school year or upon registration. Students are required to attend all classes unless excused by school officials. It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to notify the school regarding the reason for a student’s absence within three days of the student returning to school and to upload written documentation to the Focus Parent Portal for all absences. Failure to upload excuse notes within the guidelines above will result in the absence being finalized as unexcused.  Please click on the hyperlinks below for assistance:

Use this link to sign up for a Parent Focus account or to add another student:  https://leon.focusschoolsoftware.com/focus/auth/ 

Click on the Parent Instructions link for assistance with uploading attendance notes: Parent Instructions - Attendance Notes for Parents

*Although uploading notes to Focus Parent Portal is the preferred method district-wide, excuse notes may be emailed to leon-attendance@leonschools.net or dropped off in the attendance office.

All parent notes for any reason must include the following:

• • The student’s name and grade
  • The date(s) of the absence(s)
  • The specific reason for the absence, lateness or early dismissal
  • The signature of the parent
  • A daytime phone number where a parent can be reached to verify the note

Notes indicating “emergency” for the reason of absence will not be accepted or excused. All notes must be date specific with a reason, i.e., illness/medical, court appearance, death in the family, etc. for them to be considered for an excused absence.

Reminders:

• • Extended days of absence for an illness will require medical documentation after five consecutive days to be excused.
  • Extended days of absence for an illness will require medical documentation to be excused when attendance demonstrates consecutive days of illness that do not reach five days, yet repeat, establishing a pattern.

Students who are caught using false information on notes will be subject to disciplinary consequences.