Attendance
Attendance
Did you know that one of the leading indicators for your child’s success in school is his/her attendance? Getting your child to school and there on time will help ensure that your student can do the best he/she can.
Attendance Times
|
Arrival |
Departure |
Chalmette, Lacoste, Meraux Elementary |
8:40 a.m. |
3:40 p.m. |
Davies and Gauthier Elementary |
8:30 a.m. |
3:30 p.m. |
Arabi Elementary |
8:00 a.m. |
3:00 p.m. |
Smith Elementary |
7:30 a.m. |
2:30 a.m. |
Andrew Jackson, Trist, and St. Bernard Middle |
8:00 a.m. |
3:00 p.m. |
Chalmette High and Rowley Alternative |
7:30 a.m. |
2:30 p.m. |
Attendance Policy
While we all know that going to school is important, sometimes children are absent. Please read carefully our district’s attendance policy:
- Elementary and middle school students may not be absent more than 14 days in order to receive credit for the year.
- High school students may not be absent more than 7 days per semester.
- Students are regarded as habitually absent or habitually tardy after the fifth unexcused absence or fifth unexcused occurrence of being tardy within any school semester.
- If a child is absent due to illness or accident, medical certificates signed by the attending physicians must be presented within five days after a student returns to school.
- Please note that St. Bernard Parish Schools are obligated to report any student who is habitually absent or tardy to the juvenile court of St. Bernard Parish as a truant child.