Request for Nonmedical Excused Absence

This form must be completed and returned to the Upper School Director at least one week before the planned absence. You will be informed beforehand if the absence counts as unexcused. An unexcused absence will result in 1.5 percentage points being subtracted from the student’s trimester average in each class missed.

Absences that will not normally be excused: extra vacation days, days for travel, shopping/sightseeing trips, 16th birthdays, etc.

Non-medical absences that are normally excused: religious holidays or retreats, family weddings, “once in a lifetime” experiences or opportunities, leadership training programs.

Please not that both excused and unexcused absences count in the total absences for the year. The only absences that do not count in the total are KCD required trips.