Attendance
Parentsquare will notify every parent of a student with one or more unverified absence for that day. Please respond to the parentsquare message or call the attendance line to verify and/or excuse the absence. You only have three (3) days to excuse the absence.
The attendance office can be reached at (510) 818-4300 Press 1 .
For questions about Attendance or Truancy Letter email:
Sonia Parra (alpha A-L): sparra@newarkunified.org
Samara Sharma (alpha M-Z): samaras@newarkunified.org
When calling the Attendance line please leave the following information
- Students name & grade (speak slowly and spell the students last name)
- Reason for absence
- Your name & phone number
The school may also apply other consequences for unexcused absences. A physician's note is required to excuse more than 10 absences due to illness.
Absences can only be cleared up tp 72 hrs of the day of the absence. Students may be referred to a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) hearing for not complying with the attendance policy.