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Attendance Codes - Understanding our Lingo

Attendance Codes
ACT
(Activity) - On campus activity, not in class (e.g., rally or with another teacher)
ACT1
Day field trip/athletic trip w/in 200 mi
ACT2
Trips within CA with overnight stay
ACT3
Trips out of state with overnight stay
ADM
(Admin/Counseling) - in counselor, nurse, or admin office
CUT
(Truant) - Absent without parent call, left class w/o permission, on campus but did not attend class
EDE
(Early Dismissal Excused) - Leaving early, parent call, reason is valid excuse
EDU
(Early Dismissal Unexcused) - Leaving early, reason is not a valid excuse -note this does not distinguish between more or less than 30 min
EDY
(Excused Tardy) - Late arrival, reason would be coded ILL or EXC if it was an all-day absence
EXC
(Excused Absence) - Absent with parent call, valid excuse
HHC
(Home Hospital Complete) - H/H instruction received per H/H teacher
HHN
(Home Hospital Not Complete) - H/H scheduled but not completed
ILL
(Illness) - Absence due to illness (incl. head lice), quarantine, medical appointments
INH
(In-House Suspension) - On-campus suspension
ISC
(Independent Study Complete) - IS contracts completed
ISN
(IS Not Complete) - IS contracts not yet completed
PBS
(Present before suspension) - In class prior to suspension but at school less than 240 minute minutes for the day
PSUS
(Partial Suspension) - In class prior to suspension and at school for least 240 minutes for the day
SUS
(Suspension) - Full day of suspension
TDY
(Tardy Unexcused) - Late arrival, reason would be coded UNX if full-day absence
UNX
(Unexcused Absence) - Absent with parent call, reason is not valid excuse (family trip, baby-sitting, too tired, missed bus, out of town with family)
VP (Verified Present) - Present for only one school period that day
VT
(Verified Tardy) - Present for only one period that day and arrived Tardy
VTY
(Tardy 30+ min) - Arriving 30+ min late for an unexcused reason