Reporting A Student Absence

The Missing Child Act requires schools to contact parents of all students who are absent from school each day. To avoid a telephone call and additional work for the school office, parents are asked to phone the school attendance line any time before 9:00 a.m. when their child is absent. If the school office is closed, please leave a message. This will help the school reduce the possibility of a child missing from school without the parents’ knowledge.

Please call 513-777-6194 and choose option 1 if your child is going to be absent or late due to an appointment.  Please state student name, teacher and reason for the absence/tardiness in your message. Our attendance line is available 24/7.  

The Lakota Elementary Student Handbook attendance guidelines are as follows:

A student is considered EXCUSED for the following reasons:

1.  Personal illness
2.  Illness in the family
3.  Death of a relative
4.  Quarantine of the home
5.  Religious reasons
6.  Emergency reasons that must be considered to have good and sufficient cause for the absence. (Court appearance, etc.)

UNEXCUSED absences include but are not limited to the following:

1. Missed bus
2. Overslept
3. No parent note or excuse offered

If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact our office.