Attendance
Notify the school as early as possible to report your child's absence, late arrival or early dismissal. Attendance can only be communicated by a parent or guardian, regardless of the student's age.
Contact the Attendance Line:
Main Campus: (513) 759-8615, option 3 or email LEHSattendance@lakotaonline.com
Freshman Campus: (513) 588-7700, option 3 or email contacteastfreshman@lakotaonline.com
Automated Attendance Calls
Lakota uses ParentSquare to alert parents/guardians of any child’s unreported absence from school. This automated system helps expedite our daily process for absence notifications and uses the same parent/guardian phone number and email address provided through FinalForms (viewable in Home Access Center or ParentSquare).
Attendance notices are sent via email and text (if a mobile number is available); a phone call or voicemail will be delivered ONLY if a text message is undeliverable. Attendance notices are also sent as urgent alerts, meaning it will override any parent/guardian's decision to opt out of school or district messages.
If your child is absent or going to be tardy from school for any reason, you must notify the school by 8:00 a.m. (freshman campus) or 8:30 a.m. (main campus). If your child is marked absent and you have not reported the absence by this time, you will receive an attendance notice around 9 a.m. (freshman campus) or 10 a.m. (main campus). To respond with the absence reason, you will need to call the main office or log into and respond within ParentSquare. Failure to report the reason will result in an unexcused absence.
Excessive Absences or Tardies
A parent will be notified by email or phone once a student has reached the maximum number of tardies and absences. After a student has accumulated 12 absences per year (excluding those verified by a doctor’s note) a physicians note will be required for an excused absence. Only exceptions are by an administrator or a completed excused absence form which is located in the front office.