- Notes from parents will not be accepted, absences must be cleared with a phone call to the attendance office: 847-932-2400
- Parents/legal guardians must call before 10:00 am for full/partial absences.
- Please call in advance of picking up your son or daughter.
- Students that are 18 may not call themselves out of school.
- If you know your son/daughter will be missing school in advance please contact his/her teachers directly to obtain missing assignments. A parent/legal guardian will still be required to call the attendance office.
- VHHS, in keeping with section 26-2A of the Illinois School Code considers the following circumstances to be valid causes for a student's absence:
- Legitimate Illness.
- Observance of religious holidays.
- Death in the immediate family.
- Dental/Doctor appointments that could not be scheduled outside of school hours.
- Other reasons approved by the VHHS administration.
- Students are always encouraged to bring in documentation to verify a dental/doctor appointment.
- Illinois School Code allows students to miss 10 days per semester. Any absence after 10 days will require documentation or will be left unexcused.