PSAL attendance eligibility requirement
- At the end of each marking period a student must achieve, at a minimum, 80% attendance for that marking period in order to be considered for athletic eligibility. The 80% minimum attendance requirement refers to attendance in school and not to attendance in specific classes. The 80% attendance requirement is not cumulative.
- A student must be present in school and must attend all assigned classes in order to participate in any team practice, scrimmage, league or non-league game, meet, contest or try-out on that day. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the school Principal on a case by case basis. Bona fide medical absence documented by a physician’s statement is an exception. Absence due to the death of a father, mother, grandparent or sibling may be approved to a maximum of five school days based upon the submission of documentation to the school Principal. Absences due to court appearances may be approved upon submission of documentation to the school Principal.
- A student with less than 80% attendance at the end of the term or at the end of any marking period is ineligible, but can establish attendance eligibility when the next report card or evaluation is issued.
- A student who has been declared ineligible for failure to meet the 80% minimum attendance requirement and who establishes eligibility when the next report card is issued must maintain a minimum of 80% attendance for every consecutive ten-day period of required school attendance following the issuance of said report card for the duration of the term. When a student fails to meet this requirement, he/she immediately becomes ineligible for the remainder of the term.