When calling in an absence using your school's number listed below, please state:

• Your student's name

• The date(s) of the absence

• The reason for the absence(s)

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools

To report an absence via email, please send the information below to attendance@mvusd.org

• Your student's name
• The date(s) of the absence
• The reason for the absence(s)

attendance@mvusd.org

Video instructions coming soon on how to clear an absence using Parent Square!

Have questions or need additional support? Please contact your school office.

Valid reasons (according to CA state educational law) for a student to be absent from school are called excused absences. Examples of an excused absence are:

• Student illness or injury
• Doctor or dental appointments that cannot be scheduled before or after school hours
• Funeral services for an immediate family member
• For justifiable personal reasons (including appearance in court, observance of a holiday or ceremony of the student’s religion, attendance at religious retreats, attendance at an employment conference or attendance at an educational conference on the legislative or judicial process offered by a nonprofit organization)
• A full list of CA state authorized absences can be found here: Ed Code 48205, or you can view the annual notifications for the 2024/25 school year digitally signed by all parents/guardians during the annual document confirmation process. 

An unexcused absence is when your student misses school for reasons not included in Ed Code 48205. Some examples of unexcused absences are:

• Running errands for family
• Babysitting
• Transportation problems
• Vacations or trips
• Family emergency
• Inclement weather
• Sleeping too late
• Unverified absence (no reason provided)
• “Take Your Child to Work” Day (without advance administration approval)
• Extended funeral absences (without advance administration approval)
• Unexcused absence post-SART or SARB contract

Typically, a student is considered too sick for school if they have a fever of 100.4°F (38°C) or higher, vomiting, or diarrhea and have taken symptoms reducing medication with 24 hours of school. Other signs include a persistent cough, a widespread rash, or symptoms that prevent them from participating in normal activities.

Download the linked guide for more information from our health partners