Student Absences

Students ages 6-17 are required to be enrolled in and regularly attend school in Ohio. Legitimate excuses for being absent from school are:

• Personal illness or medically necessary leave
• Illness in the family necessitating the child's presence, as confirmed by a physician
• Quarantine of the home
• Death in the family (3 days maximum absent -showing of reasonable cause for longer)
• Necessary work at home due to parent/guardian's absence/incapacity (10 days maximum)
• Observation of bona fide religious holidays
• Absence due to professional appointments
• Service as a precinct officer in a primary, special or general election
• College visitation
• Out-of-state travel to participate in District-approved enrichment or extra-curricular activities

Daily Absences

Student absences must be called in to the school office prior to the start of the school day using the school attendance line:

Solon High School - (440) 349-8037/(440) 349-7295

Solon Middle School - (440) 349-7405

Orchard Middle School - (440) 349-7252

Lewis Elementary School - (440) 349-6225

Parkside Elementary School - (440) 349-2175

Roxbury Elementary School - (440) 349-6220

Regano Early Learning Center - (440) 349-6210

 

Extended Absences 

Parents/guardians must also notify their child's school if their child will be absent from school due to vacations or excused reasons not listed above in advance of the unexcused absence. Parents will need to sign a Notice of Truancy Risk Form from the school prior to the unexcused absence. Students in grades 5-12 will be responsible for notifying all of their teachers about the absence.

To notify the school and obtain the risk form, parents/guardians should email the school and include the student's name, grade, dates of the pending unexcused absence and the reason for absence. Correspondence should be sent to:

Solon High School - susanweiss@solonboe.org

Solon Middle School - smsattendance@solonboe.org

Orchard Middle School - orchattendance@solonboe.org

Lewis Elementary School - lewisattendance@solonboe.org

Parkside Elementary School - parkattendance@solonboe.org

Roxbury Elementary School - roxattendance@solonboe.org

Regano Early Learning Center - prekattendance@solonboe.org