We are sorry that we won't see you in class, and we will be praying for God to be at work in your situation.

We will relay your information to your student's teachers.
Please let your students know that it will be their responsibility to add assignments to their student planner. They are required to ask for assignment information from their fellow students and teachers.
All work is due upon the student's return to class.

For more information, please contact your teachers directly.

Or, contact your principal by email.
Amber Dueck adueck@crics.asia
Troy Roberts troberts@crics.asia

Note for 2+ days of absence
Doctor’s certificates, official documents, and parental explanations related to the absence must be submitted in the main office before students may return to school.
If a student was ill, then he or she must be determined to be healthy by the nurse’s office before rejoining classes.

Note for 15+ days of absence
If a high school student is absent for more than 15 days, then they cannot receive credit for that semester. For more information, please contact your student’s principal.

Here are relevant policies from the CRICS School Handbook if you wish to understand more BEFORE PRESSING THE SUBMIT BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS FORM:

Attendance Policies

Absence and Make-Up Work
Any student who is absent for any reason (excused or unexcused) for 15 or more days in a semester (two quarters), or 30 or more days in a school year, will be considered for loss of credit. The Principal will make the determination with consideration to the student’s attitude, quality of work when the student is present, quantity and quality of makeup work completed, and the nature of the absences.

Absence Due to Early Departure Or Late Arrival
Parents should contact the Principal at least one month in advance if their child will be arriving to school late in the year or leaving early due to unchangeable events. Provided that the absence meets standards set by the administrative team and is within a one-quarter time frame, the Leadership Team will coordinate with teachers to maintain the student’s education during that time. Some courses may not be able to be completed by extension.

Absence Due to Illness
In any absence due to illness, it is the responsibility of the parents to contact the school’s main office or email the student’s teachers directly as soon as possible for the student to be considered excused from school. Should the parent/student determine that their illness was mild and not contagious (i.e. headache) and they want to return later in the school day, the parent must still contact the office as soon as possible for the student to be excused. Our classes are negatively affected by absences and we must give teachers immediate notice to enable them to change lesson plans. Upon arriving at school late, the student must report to the nurse to be cleared to attend class. In any case, if the office is not notified the student will be considered unexcused wherein the student will not be allowed to make up missed work. If the parents call the office or email the teacher directly and the student is excused, it is then the student’s responsibility to meet with his/her teachers to get make-up work assignments. The student will be given a make-up period equal to the number of school days missed plus one, in which to complete the work.

Planned Absences
Planned absence should be announced to all teachers of the student by email and by in-person forms must be completed and signed by all teachers. Missed work will be due upon return unless advance arrangements are made. Failure to make advance arrangements may result in an unexcused absence, and applicable grade reductions.

Excused and Unexcused Absences
Many other situations may cause student absences. The following examples are types of absences that are generally considered excused when notice is given in advance by parents: Visa appointments, doctor/dental appointments, college fairs, CRICS events, family events, etc. The following examples are types of absences that are generally considered unexcused: working on other classwork, returning late after leaving campus without prior parental notice, failure to deliver proper excuse from a parent or guardian, etc. Unexcused absences do not allow the student to complete makeup work or to participate in extracurricular activities that day. The principal will make the final determination whether an absence will be excused and what effect that will have on classes and eligibility for extracurricular activities.

Daily Attendance
Attendance is recorded daily by the attendance teacher (the first teacher during the daily schedule that meets with each grade level on every school day of the year) and recorded in Sycamore. Every teacher should take attendance for his/her class throughout the day. If a student has been absent, then an explanation of the absence must be given to the office assistant (P’ Boo) by the student’s parents or guardians. Explanations can be given to the office assistant in person, by a signed note, or by email for the absence to be considered excused.

It is the responsibility of the attendance teacher to notify the principal of all possible unexcused absences. Principals will make the final determination of excused or unexcused. Should the absence be declared unexcused, then the student may be subject to disciplinary action including not being allowed to complete makeup work. It is the responsibility of the office assistant to notify the attendance teacher of all absence explanations and to notify the principal when a student reaches their 10th, and 15th absence in any one semester. Principals will notify parents on each of these occasions, stressing the importance of good attendance and the potential loss of credit upon being absent 15 days in one semester for grades 9-12. Official attendance records are kept in the Sycamore Program.

Peace in Jesus, friend.
CRICS Leadership

Student Absence Reporting Form