Administrative Excused Absence/Field Trips
You will receive an administrative excused absence for attending school-sponsored field trips and athletic field trips. Your parent or guardian does not need to use the myETHS Absence Request or call the Attendance Office to excuse such absences when you are on the approved field-trip list. You must make up any work you missed.

College Exploration and Planning Sessions/College Representative Visits (In-school). Juniors and seniors may miss a block to attend a session about college exploration or planning. Students are expected to communicate with teachers in advance of the absence and make up any work missed. College & Career Services staff will excuse students from class based on eligibility. 

Career Exploration and Planning Sessions/Career Representative Visits (In-school). Students in all grade levels may miss a block to attend a session about career exploration or planning.  Students are expected to communicate with teachers in advance of the absence and make up any work missed. College & Career Services staff will excuse students from class based on eligibility.

Extended Illness/Hospitalization
If a student is to be out of school for an extended period of time due to illness or hospitalization, the Nurses’ Office should be contacted by the parent/guardian at 847-424-7260; documentation can be emailed to nurses@eths202.org. A Medical Certification Form may also be requested and then completed by the student’s doctor if the student is out for 2 or more consecutive weeks. The form must be completed and signed by the student’s physician. Email completed forms to the Director of Student Support Services. Once the school has received the completed and signed form, the ETHS Home/Hospital tutor will contact the family. 

Planned Absences
A planned absence requires that a parent/guardian use myETHS Absence Request and provide relevant documentation in advance of the absence. The AP for Student Services will provide approval as appropriate. Parents/guardians should not call the Student Attendance Line to report planned absences. Please submit documentation to attendanceoffice@eths202.org. 

Residency, Immunizations, Suspensions
A student excluded from blocks because of residency problems, immunization deficiencies, or suspension will receive an Administrative Absence.