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Attendance Info

Attendance Information 2026 – 2027

IF YOU ARE ABSENT OR TARDY TO SCHOOL

  • It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all school excuses are submitted within 3 days of a tardy or absence.
  • All school excuses are to be emailed by a parent to the MBHS attendance email.  Please send all excuses within three days of the absence or a detention will be given. All medical appointments (Dr/PT) must require an office excuse in order to be excused.
  • Three ways to turn in excuses:
    • Hand in at the attendance desk
    • Email MBHS Attendance
    • Excuses can be faxed at 205.969.8113

CHECKING IN

  • If a student arrives to school after 8:00 a.m. they must check in at the front desk. Excuses must be sent within three days. Please follow the steps listed above for turning in excuses.

CHECKING OUT

Mountain Brook High School strives to provide a safe and healthy environment for students and staff. The following checkout procedures have been developed in order to promote a safe environment for individuals when checking out. Please try and check students out between classes.

There are two options available for checking out a student:

  1. EMAIL – Email checkouts will be accepted until 2:30p.m.
    1. Email hsattendance@mtnbrook.k12.al.us
    2. Your email should include the following information:
      1. Student’s Full Name
      2. Grade
      3. Time of Checkout
      4. Reason for the Checkout
      5. Parent / Guardian Name
      6. Your Cell Phone Number Where You Can Be Reached For Verification
    3. Checkout times need to be between classes if possible.
    4. Only the contacts listed in the student’s record will be allowed to request a checkout.
    5. Once we receive your email, a link will be texted to your cell phone for you to press and follow the prompts.
    6. You must have your Circool account set up for this to work correctly.

 

  1. FRONT DESK CHECKOUT for those parents who do not have a cell phone or do not have the Circool account set up, you can check out your student at school.
    1. Ring the doorbell to activate the front door system and come to the front desk.
    2. You must have a driver’s license in order to check out a student.
    3. Only the contacts listed in the student’s record will be allowed to request a checkout.

*All parent and medical excuses are emailed to the MBHS attendance email above within three days of the absence or a detention will be issued.

 PRE-ARRANGED ABSENCES

  • Students are allowed FIVE pre-arranged (PA) absences in order to visit colleges.  
  • A Pre Approved Request Form is to be completed by the student with a parent and teacher signatures approving the absence.   The form will be turned in at the attendance desk no later than two days before the absence. Students will need to turn in evidence of their college visit within 3 days or returning in order to change the unexcused absence to excused.  Forms are located on the website under Student Resources and at the attendance desk.
  • If plans change after the form is turned in, have your student inform Meg Meadows at the attendance desk.

Please contact Meg Meadows, Attendance Supervisor, if you have any questions regarding attendance at 205.414.3800.