All students are expected to attend school and to be on time every day, every period. Absences, tardies/lates, and cuts from school or from class are the greatest causes for poor achievement in school. The basic responsibility for the regular attendance of the student lies with the student and the parent. In addition, the State Compulsory Attendance Law specifically states that the parent is obligated to see that the student is attending school. The School Code of Illinois, Section 26-1 states:

 

"Whoever has custody of any child between the ages of 7 and 16 years shall cause such child to attend some public school in the district wherein the child resides the entire time it is in session during the regular school term.”

 

"Regular attendance builds and indicates growth in self-discipline, responsibility, and maturity; most importantly, it helps students keep up with the daily learning exercises that will later be examined for course credit, graduation, and college entrance.”