This is the vision statement of the Department of Defense Education Activity which includes the Fort Bragg Schools. As a community, we strive to provide a quality education for all our students and recognize it is a cooperative effort between parents, schools and the community. Understanding that we are at war at many locations in the world, we sympathize with the stress and strain that our families are facing; we know that we must be supportive of their needs. Nonetheless, it is our responsibility to ensure that students are provided with a quality education and in order to do this, the understanding is that students must be in school.
We have incorporate a simple policy to address the issues of truancy and absence from school It is as follows:
If a student has:
- 6 absences (or 6 tardies)---a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the school/principal with a letter attached from the Fort Bragg Garrison Commander and the Pope AFB Commander which indicates their support of the educational process in the Fort Bragg Schools.
- 12 absences (or 12 tardies)---a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the principal--stressing the importance of students being in school. The principal reserves the right to forward a copy of this letter to the superintendent and/or the sponsor's chain of command.
- 18 absences (or 18 tardies)---a letter will be sent to the sponsor from the principal, through the superintendent, again emphasizing the importance of the student being in school and indicating the sponsor's command has also been notified.
The notification to the command may include any extenuating circumstances know to the school, i.e., extended illness, etc. The superintendent reserves the right to forward this letter or not. Instances in which there are unusual circumstances, i.e., accident, hospital stay, extended illness, etc., will be addressed on a case by case basis. Utilization of Fort Bragg Schools' resources, such as the schools' social worker may be considered.
Eighteen absences from school, in a year, will seriously impact the success of any child. The academic record of a student, having 18 or more absences during the year, will reviewed to determine if that student is prepared for the next grade level. Student promotion can be affected by excessive absences.
We must be cognizant of the need for families to spend some quality time together, however, as educators, we hope that some of this quality time will be spent by visiting in the classroom, going to school study trips, or volunteering in the school. We support you as parents and military service members, and we appreciate your support of us in our efforts to educate your children.
Sincerely,
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