Attendance Policy Overview
Understanding Attendance Expectations
Attendance must be maintained at an average of 80% of the scheduled attendance if the student is expected to complete the course of study within the period stated in the enrollment agreement. Students must make up for the lessons and exams missed due to absence. If the student is absent for five consecutive days, the school will withdraw them. The instructor in charge will review excessive tardiness or absences with the student to determine possible corrective action to the issue on hand. Students who cannot attend class should notify the Barber Academy 5 days before the absence. Having that the program is set up for a specific time frame, vacation time should be discussed and approved at the initial interview or 30 days of any vacation time that may be requested. At most, five consecutive days may be granted as vacation time due to our program time frame requirement. Three (3) unexcused absences within 30 days will result in termination of the program with no refund returned.
Tardiness Policy
Punctuality Matters
Students are expected to arrive to class on time and prepared to learn, as tardiness causes the student to miss valuable instruction and disrupt the class. A student arriving 5 minutes after education has begun is considered tardy. Any student late to class three (3) times will be recorded for one unexcused absence and counseled by the instructor. Any further tardiness will result in the student being required to make up hours and work missed at a scheduled time agreed upon by the instructor.
Classroom Interruptions
INTERRUPTIONS, LEAVE OF ABSENCE, AND WITHDRAWALS
If enrollment is temporarily interrupted for a Leave of Absence, the student will return to school with the same progress status as before the leave of absence. Hours elapsed during a leave of absence will extend the student’s contract period and maximum time frame by the same number of days taken in the absence. They will not be included in the student’s cumulative attendance percentage calculation. Students who withdraw before course completion and wish to re-enroll will return with the same satisfactory academic progress status as the withdrawal time.
Incompletes
Incompletes, withdrawals, and repetitions do not apply to the institution and do not affect the institution’s satisfactory academic progress standards if the institution has no such items or policies.