School Hours:  8:15 AM-3:20 PM

       Phone: 847-986-3100- North

          847-986-3300- Central

          Switchboard open:  7:30am – 3:45pm

       Website:  www.d127.org

We want to make your school year an enjoyable experience.

When calling in student absences call the number above  and include the following by 10:00am:

• Name and grade of your student

• Reason for the absence

• Parent/guardian name

If you need to have your student released early please call in advance and include the following: 

• Name and grade of your student 

• Time they are to be released

• Reason for the early dismissal 

• Who will be picking up your student, or indicate that your student will be driving themselves.

• Advance notice of a student’s early dismissal allows us to prepare a pass for your student
  in a timely fashion.  

• Please feel free to call the day before or send a note with your student as well. 

• If a student is absent and/or released early for medical/legal reasons it is essential that your student submit documentation to the Attendance Office within 24 hours of the absence.  Please note if your student is involved in a sport and/or after school activity they must present documentation on that same day in order to participate. 

• Please note that you may leave a message on the attendance line 24 hours a day.  Voicemail is retrieved throughout the day. 

• District 127 limits the number of excused absences to eight (8) days per semester and five (5) mental health days per school year. Further absences will require documentation from a doctor/court, etc. 

The Illinois School Code (Section 26-1) states: "Whoever has custody or control of any child between the ages of 6 and 17 years shall cause such child to attend some school within the district wherein the child resides the entire time it is in session during the regular school year." This same statute further requires that students over the age of 17 who enroll in a public school are to maintain regular attendance.  Per ISBE requirements chronic medical issues may require a doctor’s note to be updated every 30 days. 

The School Code clearly places responsibility for student attendance upon parents or guardians. To assist parents and guardians in complying with this regulation, the Board directs the superintendent to maintain a procedure providing for school-parent contact concerning absence, truancy and tardiness.

In the event of any absence, the student’s parent/guardian is required to call the school by 8:00 a.m. to explain the reason for the absence. If a call has not been made to the school by 10:00 a.m. on the day of a student’s absence, a school official will call the home to inquire why the student is not at school. If the parent/guardian cannot be contacted, the student absence will be considered unexcused until contact can be made. Voicemail will be available to take your message 24 hours a day.

Students who are absent all day or a portion of the day may NOT attend extracurricular activities after school or in the evening.  Students absent on Friday may not attend extracurricular activities on Friday, Saturday or Sunday night, including dances.

All students are expected to attend school regularly and to be on time for classes. There is a direct relationship between poor attendance and class failure. Students who have regular attendance generally achieve higher grades. To obtain perfect attendance for the year a student must be in school every period of every day. The following regulations cover absences and tardiness: