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My child is absent ...

Below is a reminder extracted from the school's ROI (available to you at the secretariat if you have not yet received it) regarding the justification for absences.

In kindergarten , the presence of children at school is strongly recommended.

Kindergarten is an important place of learning.

Kindergarten is not just a daycare center.

Every year, we see that children who are too often absent in kindergarten have a lot of difficulties in primary school.

If you have any difficulties, please come and talk to us.

Together we will find the solution.

In primary school, school is compulsory .

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

Any absence of your child must be justified in writing :

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

  • child's illness (a medical certificate is required for absences of more than 2 days )

  • death in the immediate family

  • exceptional circumstances (therefore very rare! ...)

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

Being on vacation outside of school holidays is considered an unjustified absence.

Any absence must be justified within 48 hours .

Beyond that, without proof of absence, it is considered unjustified.

Visits to doctors, dentists, etc. will be made outside of school hours.

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

After 5 days of unjustified absences, you will receive a letter of convocation from the school.

In addition to this, you need to know more about it.

In addition, the law requires us to report unjustified absences to the administration. »(Page 8 of the school's ROI)

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