Attendance
Attendance Information and Policies
Absences
To report student absences, please submit this Google Form or call the HMS attendance office at 804-346-1300 ext. 3, or send a note with the student upon their return to school. Within 24 hours of the student's return to school, parents/guardians must call or send in an absence note to excuse the absence.
The HMS attendance office will approve absences up to three days; any absence over three days must be approved by Dr. Proffitt. Please send this form in to Ms.Sabet at cssabet@henrico.k12.va.us
Early Dismissals
If an early dismissal is known in advance, send a note to school with the student. The note should have the student’s full name and grade, the reason for dismissal, the parent or guardian's name and phone number. Students can turn in their note to their advisory teacher and receive a pass to come down to the front office at the appointed time.
If a student does not bring a note, we will call the classroom once their parent or guardian has arrived. Once we have verified that the parent or guardian’s photo ID is on our authorized pickup list, we will be happy to retrieve the student from class.
Authorization List
At the beginning of the year, please make sure that you have listed all people authorized to pick up your students on the authorized pickup list. If you need to make changes, forms are available at the attendance office and on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.