Attendance

Notice Regarding SC School Attendance Policy

 

Lexington Two Families,

 

Under the guidance of the federal Office of Civil Rights, the South Carolina Department of Education requires all districts to report students who are “chronically absent.” Chronically absent students are defined as having missed 10% of the total days within a school year. Research shows that students with a history of chronic absenteeism face a serious risk of falling behind in school, thus making it more difficult for them to succeed in the classroom.

 

As part of these requirements, South Carolina students will now be considered “absent” if they miss 50% of their instructional day for ANY reason, regardless of the classification of the absence as excused or unexcused.  This means Lexington Two students must be present for at least half of the instructional day to be considered “present” for that school day.

 

For our schools, these attendance requirements  look like this:

 

School	School Start Time	School End Time	Time Required in School to be Counted Present Per Day
All Elementary	7:50a.m.	2:25p.m.	3 hours, 18 minutes
BCAA	8:10a.m.	3:25p.m.	3 hours, 38 minutes
Northside MS	8:10a.m.	3:25p.m.	3 hours, 38 minutes
Fulmer MS	8:05a.m.	3:20p.m.	3 hours, 38 minutes
Pine Ridge MS	8:10a.m.	3:25p.m.	3 hours, 38 minutes
Airport HS	8:20a.m.	3:25p.m.	3 hours, 33 minutes
BCHS	8:15a.m.	3:25p.m.	3 hours, 35 minutes

 

High School Credit Classes: Seat-time requirements will not change for course credit.