Absences

Please see the FCS Attendance Policy information below, and direct any attendance related questions to Ms. Julie Adams at juadams@forsyth.k12.ga.us. You can find additional information related to attendance by accessing the FCS Board Policy page.

Excused Absences

Excused absences are those designated by state law, State Board of Education policy, and Forsyth County School Board policy. Students may be excused for the following reasons:  

1. personal illness or attendance in school that endangers a student’s health or the health of others;
2. a serious illness or death in their immediate family necessitates absence from school;
3. a court order or an order by a governmental agency, including pre-induction physical examinations for service in the armed forces, mandating absence from school;
4. the observance of religious holidays, necessitating absence from school;
5. conditions rendering attendance impossible or hazardous to student health or safety;
6. a scheduled medical, dental or eye examination of the student;
7. registering to vote or voting, for a period not to exceed one day,
8. visiting a parent or legal guardian who is in the military service in the armed forces and has been called to duty or is on leave from overseas deployment to a combat zone or combat support post. The student may be excused for a maximum of 5 days per school year.

 

Parent/Guardian Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of the parent / guardian to notify the school in writing of the date and reason for the absence within 5 school days of the absence. The parent / guardian must note the student’s name, the date(s) of absence(s), and the reason for the absence. If a student is being checked-in or checked-out for a doctor’s appointment, a physician’s note or appointment card is required to be considered excused. Students with excessive absences may be required to present a note from a doctor or the Health Department to be considered excused. Notes regarding attendance can be dropped off in the front office or emailed to Ms. Julie Adams at juadams@forsyth.k12.ga.us.

 

Exam Make-ups

If a student misses a summative or midterm due to an absence at the end of the first semester, the student will receive a “missing” flag for that assignment, which will calculate as a zero for their course average.  They will have an opportunity to make up the exam during the school day on December 19th, the last day of the semester. If students are unable to attend the December 19tht make up day, they will receive an incomplete in that course and will have an opportunity to make it up on January 5h, 2026, beginning at 9am.  Students that are withdrawn will not make up the summatives or midterms.