Class Schedule

 

School Hours

SCHOOL HOURS ARE 8:35 A.M. UNTIL 3:40 P.M.

School Policy requires that any child leaving the school grounds during regular school hours must be signed out by a parent or guardian through the school office.  Any other person must have written permission from the parent/guardian before the child will be released from school.  Hopkinsville Middle School will not release a child without proper notification and will not release a child to anyone who is not on the child’s emergency release information.

Attendance

PLEASE SEE THE CCPS CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FULL DETAILS

Compulsory Attendance

The state Compulsory Attendance Laws, KRS 159.010 and KRS 159.180, state that the parent/guardian is responsible for keeping his/her child in regular school attendance.  In view of these statutes, the Christian County Board of Education has approved the following attendance regulations:

 Notes from parents/guardians shall be accepted, and absences shall be excused for up to six (6) days  ONLY for the seven (7) valid reasons listed below.  Illness accompanied by a health professional’s statement will not be counted as one of the six (6) days. 

  1. Illness of the pupil 

  2. Death in the family days

  3. Appointment with a health professional (student only)

  4. Driver’s test

  5. Court Order (A statement from the court system must be presented for the student to be excused for a reasonable amount of time.)

  6. One day for the attendance of the KY State Fair

  7. Other valid reasons as determined by the principal.

Absences Grades K-12 

Notes from parents/guardians shall be accepted, and absences shall be excused for up to six (6) days only for the seven (7) valid reasons listed above. Illness accompanied by a health professional’s statement will not be counted as one of the six (6) days. 

Procedures for Student Absences 

1. A student who is absent must bring a note signed by his/her parent/guardian, adult 

student, or a health professional, stating the reason for the absence. 

2. A student who is absent must provide a note within a time period not to exceed five 

(5) days from the date the student returns to school, or the absence will be unexcused. The parent/guardian is responsible for ensuring that the note is turned in to the school attendance office. If the note is sent by the parent/guardian (adult student) through the student, the parent/guardian (adult student) is encouraged to follow-up with the attendance clerk to verify receipt. 

3. A health professional’s statement will be accepted for the student’s personal illness 

only or for a severe illness in the home. 

4. Students on school-sponsored trips are counted present and are responsible for 

make-up work. 

5. Court appearances are excused if signed by the judge or the clerk of the court for a 

reasonable amount of time. 

6. Requests for an excused absence other than those stated in this provision of the Code 

Acceptable Behavior must be made in advance to the principal. 

7. When the school notifies a parent/guardian a student is sick and should be picked up, 

absence for the remainder of that day shall be excused without the necessity of 

a parent/medical note. In the event there are subsequent absences a parent/medical note will be required for those absences to be excused. The school nurse and the attendance clerk shall communicate regarding these absent events. 

8. Contact the school to request make-up work for your student.