Attendance & Absence

In California, all children are required by law to attend school between the ages of 6 and 18, and must have good attendance records as well. The state defines legally truant as a student who misses school with a combination of the following types of absences without a valid excuse:

• three unexcused absences and/or

• three tardies and/or

• three absences of more than 30 minutes

​You'll need to contact school office within two days of your child's return to school or the absences will be recorded as unexcused.​

When attending a medical or dental appointment during the school day, please bring a note from the doctor to the attendance office.

After 3 consecutive days of illness a doctor's note will be required.

Attendance Hotline:

Call the Sinnott office at (408) 635-2674 ext. 1908

or email at jeyung@musd.org