South Charlotte Middle School
Attendance
How Absences Work
- If your child is marked absent or tardy, you will receive a message through ParentSquare.
- When you receive the notification, click on “Send Note to School and enter the reason for the absence—no need to use a separate form or platform.
- Once submitted, your school’s attendance staff will receive your note and if approved, update your child’s attendance record in Infinite Campus.
- All notes are securely logged in ParentSquare, helping schools maintain accurate records.
Other Options for Families
Families may also continue to provide a written absence note directly to the classroom teacher or school office.
Screenshot of ParentSquare Attendance Notice
EARLY DISMISSAL POLICY
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Send a NOTE
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Student brings note to the Office BEFORE 1st Block
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Make sure the TIME is BETWEEN classes (class change, see bell schedule below)
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Student receives an "early dismissal pass"
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Parent will ring the bell and a staff member will let you inside
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Sign your child OUT
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LAST EARLY DISMISSAL TIME IS 2:10PM
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Please try not to call during school hours for a dismissal
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Please do not show up at school and expect to have your child immediately
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If your child has been waiting for early dismissal pickup for 15 minutes, he/she will be sent back to class.
REPORT AN ABSENCE
Please let us know if your child is absent. You may fill out the following form. Report an Absence Form.
Thank you for keeping us informed!
TARDIES
If your child is tardy, he/she may sign themselves in with a doctor excuse otherwise a parent must sign the student in at the front office. If the student is unexcused tardy without a doctor excuse, a parent must sign the student in after 9AM.