Attendance

Please call 760-901-8401 to report your child's absence. Be sure to speak clearly and include the child's name, teacher's name, reason for the absence and the date of the absence. Please call each day your child is out. 

The School Attendance Review Board (SARB) is designed to intervene when a school district identifies students who have problems with school attendance or school behavior. When a student develops a pattern of irregular attendance, including truancies, excessive tardies, early releases, and/or excessive excused absences, a school administrator may refer a student and his/her family to SARB. The Student Services Department is responsible for conducting the SARB meeting and making necessary referrals to the district attorney. SARB is intended to help students and their families address their problems and divert them away from the juvenile court system.

If a parent or guardian fails to attend SARB meetings or fails to comply with the SARB contract (that is, fails to get the child back in school), the school district may file a criminal complaint against the parent or guardian for violating the compulsory education laws (Education Code sections 48200 through 48324).

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OCEANSIDE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCUSED ABSENCE DEFINITIONS

EXCUSED ABSENCE	JUSTIFIABLE PERSONAL ABSENCE
Illness or Injury	Court Appearance
Medical, dental, optometric, or chiropractic services	Funeral services of someone other than immediate family
Quarantine under the direction of a county or city health officer	Religious holiday or ceremony
Funeral service – immediate family (1) day in California and not more than (3) days outside of CA	Religious retreat (not to exceed (4) hours per semester)
Precinct board member for an election per section 12302 of the Education Code	Employment Conference
Jury Duty	Family emergencies
Illness or medical appointment during school hours of a child of whom the pupil is the custodial parent	Appearance at SARB or SART