MHS Attendance - Excused Absences

Certain absences are considered excused, and excluded from a student's class absences when supporting documentation is submitted within two weeks of the absence.

The following reasons shall constitute an excused absence:

→Montgomery High School curricular/co-curricular activities

→Religious holidays as defined by the NJ State Dept of Education

→Family illness or death

→Personal illness
**Documentation Required: note from health care provider. This may not be a generalized note from a physician. Acceptable notes from healthcare providers include specific dates that the student was seen by the physician.

→Professional appointments
**Documentation Required: i.e. physician/dentist. This may not be a generalized note from a physician. Acceptable notes from healthcare providers include specific dates that the student was seen by the physician.

→Driver's test
**Documentation Required: appointment card or license documentation

→Court appearance
**Documentation Required: court notice to appear

→College visits; juniors/seniors only, maximum 3 days 
**Documentation Required: admissions office documentation of some kind (e-mail, appointment confirmation etc.)

→Suspension from school