New York State Law requires all schools to keep attendance records of all students who are registered. Those records validate our educational roll with your child as well as your supervision of your child. In order to work together and for you child's safety, we must record, consistently, whether students are in the building and whether they came on time.

 All students must be in school at 8:45 AM each day the school is in session.

 Sickness/Late:

1.  Call the school before 8:45 AM and leave a message that your child will not be in that day or that your child will be late.

2.     When your child returns after an illness or arrives late at school, a written excuse from the parent or legal guardian must be given to the teacher. Forms are available in the Main Office and with your child's Homeroom teacher.

New York State regulations now require schools to record any absence that does not have a written excuse (signed by a parent or legal guardian) as an illegal absence.

3. If you are bringing your child to school late, or picking them up early, you MUST sign them in or out in the MAIN OFFICE.

Frequent Absence:

1.  If 15 days of absence occur, Hope Hall must report this to the student's School District of origin and at their discretion the School District will take whatever action they normally take.  

2. After 20 days of absence the School District may take the parents/guardians to court to investigate the reason for the child not attending school regularly.

3.  If there is a major medical health problem Hope Hall must be advised and will work with your physician to determine if we can provide educational services under those circumstances.