As a parent, click the arrow to open the applicable student's screens in your Focus Parent Portal, then click Absences.
If the screen opens to the Attendance Chart, click Summary. From this screen, you have the ability to review daily attendance displayed by period. You will see the Date, the Daily attendance code, attached Excuse Note(s), Note Status, the Time In and Time Out (if applicable), and all attendance codes per period.
To add excuse notes(s) for a student, hover over the Excuse Note field, then:
1. Click Scan to scan the file from your scanner into Focus. Select the Scanner from the pull-down, set additional settings, then click Scan.
2. Click Upload if the file is already saved on your computer. Search for the file, click the file, then click Open. Note: You cannot upload Word documents. However, you can save a Word document as a PDF, then upload it.
3. Click Take Photo to take a picture of the note with your computer camera. Once the note is in view of the camera, click Take Photo.
4. Click the red X to delete the excuse note.
The Note Status displays the excuse note approval flow status, including Pending (awaiting administrative review), Approved, or Denied.
If the administrative user has added a message, click View Message to read the message.
Read the message and click Close.

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