Regular Attendance

Regular school attendance is one of the most critical factors in a child’s success in school and is one of the hallmarks of an effective school.  Please support the efforts of Gardner Bullis School staff to provide your child with the best possible education by having your child at school and on time daily.  Excused absences are granted for medical or dental appointments, illness, and religious holidays only.

Attendance Assurance 

Gardner Bullis School has an attendance assurance program.  This program ensures that parents are called by 9:30 a.m. the day of an absence. Any child marked absent for the day and whose parents have not called the absence line or the office will be called to confirm the absence. Please call as soon as you know when your child is going to be absent or late to school. The absence line takes calls 24/7 at (650) 559-3232.

Excused Absences for Religious Holidays

Observed religious holidays are considered excused absences as long as the absence has been requested in advance in writing by the parent or guardian and approved by the principal or designee (E.C. 48205, B.P. 5113).  

When to Keep Your Child Home From School

Sometimes it is difficult early in the morning to decide whether to send your child to school.  The following guidelines are suggested to help control the spread of colds, flu and other possibly contagious illnesses.  Please keep your child home when he/she has any of the following symptoms: 

• Fever of over 100 degrees: Student must stay home until their temperature has been normal for 24 hours.

• Vomiting or diarrhea within the last 24 hours

• Nausea 

• Chills 

• If you think he/she might be contagious

LASD Nurse Guidelines on When to Keep Your Sick Child at Home

Homework Requests

In case of absence, parents may request makeup homework on the second day of absence.  This request must be made before 10:00 a.m. on the absence line or directly to the office.  Requested homework may be picked up in the office on the same day between 3:15 - 4:00 p.m.