ONLY Online attendance forms with an email address on students' records will be accepted and processed. Please make sure you are using the email address in your student's records.

Students placed on Pause due to COVID exposure should not be reported to the attendance office unless sick and unable to work asynchronously. Here are the Pause instructions. 

Please be specific about the reason why your child will not be attending school today. If your reason for submitting a student absence is related to an illness, in the "Reason for Absence" blank space on the form below, please indicate whether your child has any of the following symptoms: 

• Feeling feverish or chills
• Fever greater than or equal to 100.4 F
• Headache (not due to another health condition, hunger, menstrual cramps stress, or injury)
• A new cough (not due to another health condition)
• Shortness of breath or breathing difficulties (not due to diagnosed respiratory condition or if different than normal pattern of chronic condition)
• A new sore throat (not due to another health condition)
• Congestion or runny nose (not related to allergies or health condition)
• Fatigue (more tired than normal or sudden onset)
• New muscle pain (not due to another health condition or that may have been caused by a specific activity such as physical exercise)
• New loss of taste, smell, or appetite
• Abdominal pain (not due to hunger, constipation, injury, or stress)
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea

If your student will also be absent from an Academy class, including one at Falls Church Academy, please report the absence to the Academy as well. Below are the links to the specified Attendance forms. 

Fairfax Academy Attendance form

Marshall Academy Attendance form  

Edison Academy Attendance form 

West Potomac Academy Attendance form 

Falls Church Academy Attendance form

Chantilly Academy Attendance form