Portal: Campus Parent > More > Absence Request
Parents and guardians can use the Absence Request tool to submit a request that informs the office in advance when their student is not going to be in school. After the request is processed, Campus creates an attendance record for the student.
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Portal Absence Request Tool Example
Submit a New Absence Request
- Mark the student(s) for whom you are submitting the absence request.
- Select the reason the student will be absent from the Excuse dropdown list.
- Select the Absence Type.
Absence Type Description Full Day Absence This option allows you to submit a request for an entire day. You may request more than one day. Be sure to enter the dates in the First Day and Last Day fields. 
Arrive Late If you select the Arrive Late option, enter the time your student will arrive in the Arrival Time field. Arrival Time must be between the start of the day's first period and end of the day's last period. Parents can enter a time 5 minutes into the past. This allows for instances where a parent drops off a student before entering an absence request.
Leave Early If you select the Leave Early option, enter the time your student will leave in the Departure Time field. Departure Time must be between the start of the day's first period and end of the day's last period. Parents can enter a time 5 minutes into the past. This allows for instances where a parent drops off a student before entering an absence request.
- Enter the date(s) for the absence.
- Upload any optional/required documents. Only one document is allowed per request and it is attached to every student in the request.
- To upload separate documents for each of your students, submit an individual absence request for each student.
- Enter Comments about the absence reason.
Comments are limited to 100 characters.
- Click Submit when finished.
View Requests
Users may view a list of all current Absence Requests and their status.
To view all current absence requests for the student, press View Requests.
Current Absence RequestsA screen displays listing Current Requests for the student. Users can view request details such as: who submitted the request and their relationship to the student, start/end date of the request, and the status of the request. To view a more thorough version of a request, click on the request for which to view more details. by selecting the appropriate request.
Request Detail View
To view details for a specific request, click on the request. A Request Details screen displays.
Request DetailsFrom this screen, users can view more specific details about the request and the document uploaded, if applicable, with the request.
When finished viewing request details, press Back to return to the View Current Requests screen.
Upload a Document to an Absence Request
Users can upload documents to Absence Requests if a document was not initially uploaded with the request. If a document has already been uploaded with the request, users may not upload more.
Click on the request for which you want to upload a document. The Request Details screen displays.
Upload a Document to an Absence RequestUse the Upload Document field to upload the appropriate document. Only one document may be uploaded per request.
When finished, press Save to save the uploaded document to the request and return to the View Current Requests screen.
Delete a Request
To delete an unprocessed absence request, click the request on the Current Requests screen then click the Delete Request button.
Delete an Absence Request