Attendance FAQs

Absences can be reported via ParentVUE, Telephone, email or in person in the office.  The preferred, most efficient way to report an absence is in ParentVUE.

Per the state of AZ, we can only excuse the reasons listed below, any other reasons provided will not be excused:

• Bereavement / Funeral (BRE)
• Chronic Ill (CHR) – the use of this must be approved by the District Health Office
• Doctor Note (DRN) – this will be coded when a verified doctor note is received
• Doctor’s Appointment (DR) – this includes orthodontist appointments
• Family Emergency (FER)
• Illness (Ill)
• Religious Holiday (Rel)
• Vacation / Out of Town (Vac)

Log into ParentVUE and click on the Attendance Tab.  You can see what days have an Excused Absence, Tardy, Unexcused Absence or Activity.  Totals are available by Course or by Period.  More information on how to use ParentVUE is available on our website:  Parents / Parents (husd.org)

Attendance can only be changed based on direction from the teacher. Please contact the teacher for the period you believe is incorrect. Only teachers can request changes to attendance. Student or parent requests sent directly to the Attendance Office will be redirected to the teacher.

Current policy does not allow outside food or beverage to be on campus. Any student arriving through the office with said items will be asked to finish or dispose of them before entering the building. This does not include prepared lunches from home.

Only parent/guardians/approved emergency contacts can sign a student out. To approve someone to sign out your child, you can identify them as an emergency contact with “release to” rights in ParentVUE. In an emergency, if you need to approve a one-time exception, please contact the front office at 480-279-8000 for assistance. You must call from a recognized telephone number for emergency requests.

All absences, regardless of the reason, must be reported within 24 hours.  When absences are reported after 24 hours, a note will be added to the student attendance record, but it can't be excused per district policy. 

Students arriving more than 10 minutes late will be marked absent.

All students arriving late will be signed in using their Student ID Card, Bus Pass or StudentVue ID. Once signed in, they will report to class. Chronic tardies and/or absences will result in progressive discipline.

If a student driver needs to leave for a previously scheduled appointment, please follow the Student Driver Sign Out procedures available on our website. Early departures must be verified with the requesting parent before students are excused.

Detention may be offered at an alternative time should the need arise. Please contact the Administration to discuss your student's specific situation.

School excusals are submitted by the supervising staff/coach. Please have your student follow up with his coach. If confirmed, the coach can request an attendance correction with the Attendance Office.

No. The supervising staff of all school sponsored activities will submit excusal requests for all participating students through the Attendance Office. If you do not see the school activity when reviewing your student's attendance in ParentVue, please contact the supervising staff to ensure the excusal was submitted properly.

Information on how to set up and/or use ParentVue is available on our website: Parents - Higley Unified School District 60 (husd.org)

No. Your student can scan in when he arrives back at school using his Student ID Card, Bus Pass, or StudentVue ID. His return time will be recorded and his doctor appointment excusal will be updated to reflect only the time he was absent.