• 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

     

Last Modified on June 3, 2022