Policies & Procedures

Early Release:

DISTRICT POLICY: Please have your child bring a signed note to the attendance office upon arrival to school. The note must be hand-written and must include:

• the child’s first and last name
• time to be released
• reason for the early release
• name of person who will be picking up student 
• parent/guardian signature and
• parent/guardian phone number

For your convenience we have a form for you to use: Anthony MS Early Release/Absence Note

Students with a note will receive a pass to be released at the specified time. The student will be released from class at the specified time and sent to the office to wait for the specified person to sign the student out and be dismissed from school.

Telephone and email request will not be processed until the parent arrives for student pick-up. Please allow a minimum of one hour for us to process the request. 

Parent pick up cut off time is 2:25pm – NO EXCEPTIONS

Emergency contacts may NOT pick up a student without written permission from the parent/guardian. 

Late Arrivals:

Students arriving late need to sign in at the attendance office and receive a pass for class. Please send a signed parent/guardian or doctor’s note to excuse for arriving late.

Absences:

When your child returns to school after an absence, they will need to bring a handwritten and signed parent/guardian note or a doctor’s note to the attendance office explaining why they were absent and the date of the absence(s).

Anthony MS Early Release/Absence Note

Doctor notes and absence information may be sent to anthonyregistrar@cfisd.net. 

Registrar Office phone number: 281-373-2504

Attendance Office: 281-373-2505

Instructions taken from the CFISD Student Handbook: 

4.1 Release of Students A student will not be released from school at times other than regular dismissal hours, except with the        principal's or designee's permission, and in accordance with campus sign-out procedures. The student:

1. Must bring a note from their parent/legal guardian/supervisory adult specifying the reason for the early release, the release time, and the person picking up the student.

 Anthony Middle School Additional Leaving Early Policies:            

• Anthony Leaving School Early Form - Form provided for your convenience to check students out early, or to send a                  written note following an absence.
• Students must be picked up by 2:25pm.

2. Should deliver the note to the attendance office/receptionist.

3. Will receive a pass to be released at the specified time.

4. Will be sent to the receptionist/attendance office to wait to be released to the appropriate person.

5. Is to be signed out by the appropriate person with the attendance office/receptionist.

6. Will be marked absent by teachers during their absence. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Student Handbook Section II Admission, Attendance, and Graduation Page HB-14

7. Must provide a parent or doctor note upon their return to school.

8. May have attendance code modified by the attendance secretary to reflect the absence.

9. Will have a note placed in the student’s attendance file. 

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