Attendance Office: 847-424-7800
Student Absence
ETHS requires phone calls from parents to excuse student absences. Valid reasons for excused absences include only personal illness, death in the family, observance of recognized religious holidays, properly approved planned absences, unavoidable medical related appointments, and college visits. See the Pilot for more information.
Absence Procedures
If you are going to be absent all or part of the day, your parent must call the Attendance Office at 847-424-7800.
Please be prepared to state the following information:
- Your name
- Your Relationship to the Student
- Student’s Name
- Student's ID Number
- The Date(s) of the Absence and Period(s) to be Missed
- A Valid Reason for the Absence
Calls must be received by 10pm on the day following the absence.
To excuse a student in a language other than English, calls should be made to the Bilingual Office at 847-424-7470.
If you have questions regarding a specific attendance issue, please contact the student’s grade-level dean at 847-424-7900.