The Baldy View Regional Occupational Program has adopted an attendance policy for the Emergency Medical Technician course.  Each student will be held to the standard of the requirements of this policy.  It will be at the discretion of the program director to drop the student if they have excessive tardies or absences.  There is a required amount of hours a student must attend to earn a course completion and to be successful in the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course.  If a student has excessive amount of tardies or absences the student will be unable to earn the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course completion certification.

Definition of Excessive Tardies / Absences:

Tardy – Arriving late to class after the class start time has started.

                        3 Tardies  =  1 Absence

Absence – Not attending the required class

                        5 Absences is the maximum

If a student is going to be late or unable to attend a scheduled class, it is the students responsibility to contact the program director and leave a message or call the EMT classroom and make contact with an EMT instructor.  If a student fails to make contact with an EMT instructor or the program director, the tardy or absence will be considered unexcused.

If a student is noticed to be having multiple tardies or absences, the program director will make contact with the student and discuss the situation.  If the student is still attending high school, contact with the student’s school counselor and a parent will be made.