All absences must be reported to the Northside office no later than 8:30am.

You may report your student's absence with one of the following:

• Email the Office

• Electronic Excuse: via the Sapphire Portal

• Call the Office: 717-691-4581 (turn in a written note/email within 3 days of a student absence)

Note:

• Illness, quarantine or death are the only excuses accepted by the state.

  • Traveling to Grandma’s? Going on Vacation? — An Educational Trip request form can be submitted at least five (5) days in advance)

  • A written excuse (signed by the parent or guardian with whom the child resides), must be submitted within three (3) school days of the absence. If an acceptable written excuse is not submitted within three (3) school days, the absence will automatically be marked unlawful. If an email or an electronic excuse was submitted, this satisfies this requirement.

• A doctor’s excuse must be submitted for an absence of three (3) or more school days.