JFKS Absence Policy
In case of illness, the homeroom teacher/tutor and the ES office must be informed of the student’s absence by e-mail each day by 08:00 at the latest. Please put the office in the cc of your email ([email protected]). Parents must submit a written excuse note to the homeroom teacher by the third consecutive day of illness. If the student is excused from sports due to injury or illness, please submit the written excuse to the sports teacher.
Absences due to illness may be excused by the parent up to and including four consecutive days. Upon the student’s return to school the written excuse must be given to the homeroom teacher stating the length of and reason for the absence. Absences due to illness for 5 consecutive days or longer (including weekends) require a doctor’s note.
Students who have been ordered into quarantine due to suspected cases of COVID-19, must inform the school immediately.
Students diagnosed with a reportable disease (meldepflichtige Krankheit, which must be reported to the health authorities per the German Infection Protection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz, or IfSG)) such as mumps (Mumps), measles (Masern), rubella (German measles, Röteln), chicken pox (Windpocken), scarlet fever (Scharlach), strep throat (Streptokokken) or another infectious illness must inform the school immediately. On the first day back, students must give the homeroom teacher a doctor’s certificate (Gesundschreibung) confirming that the student is no longer infectious and may return to school.
Leave of Absence
Any leave of absence up to three days can be granted by the homeroom teacher or tutor; longer periods have to be approved by a principal. A leave of absence right before or after vacation cannot be granted by the homeroom teacher but would need a principal’s approval. As a rule, however, leaves of absences right before or after vacation are not granted. Requests for a leave of absence for longer than three days must be submitted in writing signed by both parents / legal guardians. Request forms are available in the offices or in the parent section of the website.
Regular attendance is important for a successful school experience. Any absence for which a proper excuse has not been received during the above period is considered “unexcused” and will be marked as such on the student’s report card.
Absences due to illness may be excused by the parent up to and including four consecutive days. Upon the student’s return to school the written excuse must be given to the homeroom teacher stating the length of and reason for the absence. Absences due to illness for 5 consecutive days or longer (including weekends) require a doctor’s note.
Students who have been ordered into quarantine due to suspected cases of COVID-19, must inform the school immediately.
Students diagnosed with a reportable disease (meldepflichtige Krankheit, which must be reported to the health authorities per the German Infection Protection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz, or IfSG)) such as mumps (Mumps), measles (Masern), rubella (German measles, Röteln), chicken pox (Windpocken), scarlet fever (Scharlach), strep throat (Streptokokken) or another infectious illness must inform the school immediately. On the first day back, students must give the homeroom teacher a doctor’s certificate (Gesundschreibung) confirming that the student is no longer infectious and may return to school.
Leave of Absence
Any leave of absence up to three days can be granted by the homeroom teacher or tutor; longer periods have to be approved by a principal. A leave of absence right before or after vacation cannot be granted by the homeroom teacher but would need a principal’s approval. As a rule, however, leaves of absences right before or after vacation are not granted. Requests for a leave of absence for longer than three days must be submitted in writing signed by both parents / legal guardians. Request forms are available in the offices or in the parent section of the website.
Regular attendance is important for a successful school experience. Any absence for which a proper excuse has not been received during the above period is considered “unexcused” and will be marked as such on the student’s report card.