Students > Student Handbook > School Procedures > Family / Educational Trips

All FAMILY AND EDUCATIONAL TRIPS with a family member or guardian must have prior approval of the designated Assistant Principal. Approval may be granted for requests for educational trips to a maximum of ten (10) school days per year . The Superintendent will review exceptions on a case-by-case basis. It is the student's responsibility to acquire assignments from each of his/her teachers prior to leaving on the trip (see Procedures for Make-Up Work). Educational/Family trips for juniors will not be excused during PSSA testing days.

• Students in the 11th and 12th grades may be excused for three COLLEGE VISITATIONS provided that they present the Attendance Office with a note from their parent/guardian requesting permission for the visit. This request must be on file prior to the visit and must indicate the name of the post-secondary school they are visiting. If the above procedure is not followed, the absence will be unexcused unless the student provides verification from the school visited, including time and date of their presence.
• Upon written parental request, and with approval of the principal, a pupil may be excused during school hours for the purpose of receiving tutorial instruction in a field not offered in the District's curricula only if the following requirements are met:
  • The excusal does not preclude satisfactory completion of pupil's regular program of study.
  • The District Superintendent approves the qualifications of the instructor.
  • Any additional conditions for excusal that are deemed reasonable within the sound discretion of the Superintendent.