Absences

Please report all student absences by 8:00 a.m. to the attendance line 440/247-4790 or the MS Office 440/247-4746.   

E-mail is not for reporting absences. E-mail is only for submitting paperwork. Absence reported via e-mail will not be accepted. Parents/guardians are requested to report absences using the attendance line.

Doctor notes and Planned Absences Forms only can be sent to the school via email at CFMSattendance@chagrinschools.org. Please do not use the email to report absences.

Fax: 440/247-4855
Mail: 342 E. Washington Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44022

Have a question for our school nurse?  

Call the school clinic 440/893-7695 ext. 4304 or the District Nurse Cell: 330/998-3350

Appointments during the day must be accompanied by a note from home

Turn the note into the staff member on duty in the cafeteria in the morning or to the office during 1st period.  Students with appointments will be given a pass to get out of class at the pick up time and should come to the office to sign out and meet their parents at the front door. When students return to the school from an appointment they should bring an appointment verification note from the doctor. Sign back in @ the office and receive a pass into their class. 

Planned Absences

Parents/Guardians who anticipate taking their child out of school must obtain a planned absence form from the office or the school's website. Students will be granted a total of (5) planned absent days for the school year. This absence form must be completed and submitted to the Principal one week prior (5 school days) to the scheduled absence (with the exception of some family circumstances. Failure to complete the appropriate form and provide appropriate documentation (if necessary) will result in the absence being counted as unexcused. The form is to the right under DOWNLOADS.

Emergency appointments scheduled after your child has already left for school? 

If you need to schedule an appointment for your child after your child has already left for school please call the office at (440) 247-4746 as soon as you have the appointment time so we can call your child to the office between classes and give them the appointment pass. With advance notice we can avoid interrupting classes and take care of it during the break time between classes.

Downloads

Planned Absence Form

Forms must be completed and turned into the MS office one week prior to the missed days of school to be considered excused. No more than 5 days per year are allowed. Students must obtain administrators signature prior to meeting with teachers.