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ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS California Truck Driving Academy requires students to have a good attendance record. Excessive absences or tardiness may be a cause for dismissal as it would be in the trucking industry. If a student has 3 unexcused absences, continued enrollment is permitted only with the approval of the Director. If a student has more than 2-3 unexcused absences during one of the academy's approved training programs, an automatic termination of the course and a drop notice will be put in effect and the appropriate agency will be notified including but not limited too; city, state or local government agencies, including Veteran's Affairs offices. Attendance is considered in the evaluation of each student's performance and when making recommendations to employers. See table below for further explanation of the attendance requirements: Enrollment Period 2 weeks no more than 2 unexcused absences Enrollment Period 4 weeks no more than 3 unexcused absences Enrollment Period 5 weeks no more than 3 unexcused absences Enrollment Period 6 weeks no more than 3 unexcused absences Absences: An absence will be considered as "excused" under the following circumstances: illness, death or birth in immediate family. All absences must be authenticated in writing and will be determined "excused" or "un-excused" at the discretion of Academy Administrators. All other absences will be considered "unexcused" Including but not limited to "cutting class or "ditching class". Tardiness: Tardiness is a disruption of a learning environment and is discouraged. Being "on time" is not only important for academy; it is a fact of life in the trucking industry. Tardiness (10 minutes +) without a legitimate reason on two occasions will be considered as one unexcused absence. Warning/Drop Procedures: Any student with two consecutive unexcused absences (whether from absences or tardiness) will receive a warning letter. Students with three consecutive unexcused absences will be sent written notification that they will be dropped from the Program unless immediate arrangements are made with Academy Administrators. Failure to respond to a drop notification will result in the student being dropped from the program. CEC 94909(a)(8)(C) Make-up Work: Make-up work will be schedule by the Academy Directorfor excused absences only, at no additional fee. All incomplete work must be completed within one week, All make-up work will be scheduled depending on equipment and instructor availability. A student will not be eligible to graduate if they fail to complete all mandatory make-up course work. Leave of Absence: California Truck Driving Academy recognizes the fact that circumstances may arise during training that would make it difficult for a student to continue training. The Director may grant a student a Leave of Absence upon written request. A written response from the Director will be sent to the student within 48 hours of receipt of their request. A Leave of Absence indicates that the student has sincere intention of resuming his/her education. A student who has been granted a Leave of Absence must enroll in the first class following the end of this leave or the student will be dropped. (However, such leave of absence may never exceed 60 calendar days.) All requests must be in writing either, mailed or hand delivered to: Attn: Academy Director, California Truck Driving Academy 921 N. Poinsettia St., Santa Ana, CA 92701. 9 1 Page -California Truck Driving Academy - Student Catalog