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 Attendance
Prompt, regular attendance is essential to academic success. The parent/guardian is
expected to foster these good habits in the student, both for the benefit of the student's
current academic achievement and to encourage mature adult behavior in the future. Regular
appointments with doctors or dentists should be scheduled after school hours, Saturdays or
school holidays.
Early dismissals are granted only in case of illness, emergencies or upon written request
from the parent or guardian. The written request should include the student's name, the
date, the time, and the reason for the early dismissal. Students granted permission must
be picked up at the school office and signed out by the parent or other delegated
authority.
- Student Absence
A parent/guardian must call the school by 9 a.m. to report a student's absence. If no call
has been received by 9 a.m., the school secretary or designee will make a reasonable
effort to reach a parent/guardian by phone to verify the absence. These procedures
represent a mutual effort to account for the presence of the student during school hours.
When the child returns to school, he/she must present to the teacher a written excuse from
a parent/guardian stating the student's name together with the dates and reason for the
absence. An absence of four consecutive days or after a communicable disease requires a
doctor's note.
- Participation in After-School Activities
If a student is absent from school because of illness or disciplinary action, he/she will
not be permitted to take part in extra-curricular or athletic activities that afternoon or
evening.
If a student is absent from school for a reason other than illness or disciplinary action,
the school reserves the right to make an individual judgment
regarding same day
extra-curricular and athletic participation.
Parents who take their children on vacation during school time are responsible for the
school work missed during the absence. No
books may be taken during this period.
School Hours and Supervision
For students in grades K-8, school begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Students are
supervised on the school premises from 8:03 a.m. to 3 p.m. Supervision on half days is
from 8:03 a.m. to 12 noon or 12:30 p.m.
The administration and faculty bear no responsibility for students who arrive on school
premises before 8:03 a.m. or remain after dismissal unless the student is involved in a
supervised extracurricular activity. Students who are not picked up on time at dismissal
will be placed in Extended Day After Care and parents will be responsible for the fee
incurred.
Lateness
Students arriving after the late bell (8:12 a.m.) must report to the school office for a
late slip. Three late slips will warrant a detention. Excessive lateness will
necessitate a conference with parents, student, and principal.
Extended Care
Saint Joseph School offers an Extended Care Program for children from Kindergarten to
Grade 8 to meet the needs of parents whose children require supervision beyond regular
school hours. The includes after school care from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. A fee schedule is
available at the office.
Emergency Closings
Emergency closing and delayed openings of school due to inclement weather will be
announced over radio station WOR at 7:10 on the AM dial. Saint Joseph School follows the
Bogota Public School decision. There will also be a telephone chain by class parents
notifying families of school closings.
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| 115 East Fort Lee Road Bogota, NJ 07603. |
Phone Numbers |
Rectory (201) 343-9150
School (201) 487-8641
R.E.C (201) 343-4316
Youth/Adult Ministries (201) 996-0051 |
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