MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EXCUSED ABSENT/TARDY POLICY
PLEASE REMEMBER ALL ABSENCES BEYOND 72 HOURS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REJECTED
READ INFORMATION BELOW CAREFULLY.
EFFECTIVE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
ATTENDANCE 101
THERE ARE 10 (TOTAL) absences PER SCHOOL YEAR (including EXCUSED AND UNEXCUSED)
1st 10 absences can be excused with a parent note.
Excusing an absence DOES NOT erase the absence.
AFTER 10 absences you must present a Doctors’s note.
No attendance corrections will be made for closed grading periods
School transcripts ONLY SHOW TOTAL number of absences.
(Excused/unexcused are not specified)
INDIVIDUAL CLASS ABSENCES CAN ONLY BE FIXED BY THE TEACHER
NOT EXCUSED
· Family Emergency
· Personal travel unless it is for immigration purposes (must show proof of appt)
· Car Issues
· Late transportation unless it is the Miami-Dade County School Bus
TARDIES
ONLY EXCUSED WITH A DR NOTE OR OFFICIAL DOCUMENT (EXP:IMMIGRATION, COURT, MOTOR VEHICLE...)
All Doctors Notes maybe verfied with the Physicians Office. Please note that under Florida Statute § 831.07, it is illegal for any person to falsely make, alter, forge, or counterfeit any letter or note from a licensed physician with the intention of deceiving another person.
· *******Parent walk-ins ARE NOT an excused tardy/absence*******
EXCESSIVE ABSENCES AND TARDIES MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION OF PARENT/STUDENT DRIVER’S LICENSES WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, REMOVAL FROM ACTIVITIES.