Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What time does school start?
2. Where do I drop off my child in the morning if I bring them to school?
3. May I send an absentee note when my child is absent?
4. What is my child allowed to wear?
5. How will I know when my child is out of dress code?
6. May I take my child on a vacation without him/her being penalized?
7. Can a student that has an unexcused absence makeup assignments?
8. What happens when school closes early?

What time does school start?

School officially starts at 7:15 am.  Students must be in their classrooms 
at that time.

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Where do I drop off my child in the morning if I bring them to school?

If you bring your child to school, please pull your car next to the sidewalk 
in front of the school to drop him/her off. Please do not park on the other 
side of the cross walk and let your child out.  It is very dangerous for 
students to walk across the cross walk unattended. Riding the school bus is 
a way to make sure your child will never be tardy for school. It also helps 
tremendously on the traffic!

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May I send an absentee note when my child is absent?

 A written note is required of any excused absence.  A phone call to explain 
an absence and to ask for makeup work is appreciated but a written note is 
still required within three days of your child's return to school.  After 
five absences a doctor's note is required.

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What is my child allowed to wear?

Wilson County has established a dress code policy that your child received 
in pamphlet form at the beginning of the school year. It is also in your 
child's agenda.

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How will I know when my child is out of dress code?

Parents will be called by Mrs. Thompson or her designee. The parent will be 
asked to bring the student a change of clothing that is in compliance with 
the Wilson County Board of Education dress code.  Please remember the dress 
code will be checked by the principals and teachers at Gladeville.

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May I take my child on a vacation without him/her being penalized?

A principal may approve only 5 days for a student during the school year.  
The absence must be cleared with the principal one week prior to the 
student's absence.  It is the responsibility of the student to get the 
makeup work completed and turned in.

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Can a student that has an unexcused absence makeup assignments?

Students that have an unexcused absence may ask to makeup any test given 
during their absence if the request is made to the teacher orally, or 
written on the day they return to school.  The highest grade a student with 
an unexcused absence can receive is an 84/C.  However, no makeup work will 
be given for daily work.

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What happens when school closes early?

At the beginning of the school year an inclement weather form goes home with 
each child. Parents are asked to fill it out specifying the mode of 
transportation their child is to use if school closes early. This form is 
kept with child's teacher.  The teacher goes by this form on those days.  
This keeps down confusion for the student, teacher and the office.

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