Purpose

1. This regulation ensures a standardized handling of absences, leaves, and dispensations in daily school life.

1. The legal guardians are legally obliged to ensure that their child attends classes according to the timetable.

2. Every absence must be reported daily before the start of classes via the school's communication channel.

2.1 Teachers must inquire if a child is absent.

3. Dispensations and leaves of absence must be approved in advance. The legal guardians must submit a written and reasoned request to the class teacher at least 2 weeks in advance.

3.1 Dispensations and leaves of absence must be approved in advance. The legal guardians are obliged to submit a written and reasoned request to the relevant authority in due time before the desired date.

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5. In the event of absences, leaves of absence, or dispensations, the legal guardians are, together with their child, responsible for independently and completely catching up on the missed subject matter, either beforehand or afterwards.

6. Absences must be recorded in the school's internal documentation system.

1. Justified, unforeseen absences will be excused, particularly in the following cases

a) Illness or accident of the learners;

b) Dangerous natural events;

c) Assistance for up to two days due to illness of parents or siblings.

1. Unexcused absences are those that have neither been previously approved nor substantively justified.

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1. Illness or accident causing an absence of more than three days must be substantiated by a medical certificate.

2. The teacher, in consultation with the school management, may request a medical certificate from the first day of an illness-related absence.

1. Dispensation is understood as a pre-approved absence of at least half a school day or regular shorter absences.

2. Leave of absence is understood as a pre-approved absence of more than 20 consecutive half school days.

1. Joker Days: The teacher may approve dispensations for up to four half-days per school year. The application must be submitted in writing at least three days in advance.

2. Furthermore, the teacher may approve the following dispensations

a) * Wedding of close relatives (1 day)

b) * Death of legal guardians or siblings (up to 3 days)

c) * Death of grandparents (up to 2 days)

d) * Attendance at the funeral of relatives or close persons (up to 1 day)

e) * Doctor's visit, dentist, therapy, school psychological service, KJPD (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Department) and career counseling (according to summons) based on actual time spent

f) * Participation in religious holidays (the recommendations for High Religious Holidays from the Department of Society of the Canton of Glarus apply)

g) * Participation in the Alpine ascent/descent (up to 2 days)

h) * Taster days and trial apprenticeships during school hours. Generally applies: Students participate in taster days during school holidays or on school-free days according to the directive and information sheet for taster days/apprenticeships

1. The school principal may grant dispensations for up to 20 school half-days per school year.

2. Applications must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.

3. The last week before the summer and Christmas holidays is considered a blackout period, during which no applications exceeding four half-days (joker days) will be approved.

1. The granting of dispensations and leaves of absence exceeding 20 half-school days is incumbent upon the Rectorate and may be subject to conditions.

2. Applications must be submitted at least four weeks in advance.

1. In the event of violations of these regulations, the legal guardians may be fined by the competent authority.

2. Unexcused absences will be fined a minimum amount of CHF 50.00 per day. In the case of repeated offenses, this amount may be increased.

3. An administrative fee in the amount of CHF 150.00 will be charged.