How to Use unexcused in a Sentence

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• The Raiders later fined him for what the team said were unexcused absences during camp.
  — Fred Goodall, chicagotribune.com, 4 Jan. 2022
• Chelsea Young said she was told the incident with her daughter would be marked as an unexcused absence in the records.
  — Fox News, 17 Feb. 2022
• Any missed days over the lack of vaccine records will be counted as an unexcused absence, the school district said.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 31 Dec. 2019
• The principal and Berry exchanged a few more emails on the matter, but the status of the four-day absence remained unchanged: unexcused.
  — Diana Lambert, sacbee, 29 Oct. 2017
• Someone from the department will become part of the team that will work with students who have had six or more unexcused absences.
  — Lori Higgins, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
• If a parent decided to keep the child out of school when such a lesson is taught, it would likely be recorded as an unexcused absence.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
• City policy states that students who accrue more than 30 unexcused absences in a class during the school year should fail that class.
  — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 11 May 2018
• So might an arrest, suspension or an unexcused absence from the club.
  — New York Times, 29 Sep. 2021
• But many of them really care only about unexcused absences – ones for which parents or doctors haven’t sent a note.
  — Joshua Childs, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2022
• Currently, unexcused absences in the Oregon House carry fines of up to $500 per session day.
  — Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 12 Mar. 2021
• The other 10 percent comes from the percentage of students who miss 15 or more school days, regardless of whether the absences are excused or unexcused.
  — Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com, 1 Feb. 2018
• Democrats made that more onerous in the House this year, by adopting rules that allow the speaker to fine any lawmaker whose unexcused absence prevents a quorum up to $500 a day.
  — oregonlive, 29 Mar. 2021
• School districts had paused punitive actions such as truancy court for those with a lot of unexcused absences.
  — Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2022
• Instead, her children were marked with unexcused absences, Lukas said.
  — Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022
• The policy on chronic absences includes excused and unexcused days out of the classroom.
  — Jess Nocera, Howard County Times, 22 June 2018
• Villanueva said schools notify parents of an issue when a child racks up five unexcused absences in a school year.
  — Indianapolis Star, 5 July 2019
• This may have contributed to Brown’s unexcused absence from Steeler camp.
  — Michael Salfino, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2018
• In Montgomery County, students learned their absences would be unexcused and their grades could be affected.
  — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2018
• Then she was informed his absences were unexcused, and reluctantly sent him to class Thursday.
  — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2020
• Parents will be allowed to take their child home for refusing to wear a mask, but the student's absence will be counted as unexcused, a message to families said.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 28 Sep. 2021
• If suspension isn’t prescribed for unexcused absences, schools must let students back in.
  — Greg Toppo, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2018
• Students who left the premises and did not return to class after the protest will be given an unexcused absence for the remainder of the day, according to a letter the district sent to families.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 22 Sep. 2021
• Overall attendance rates have been flat, while unexcused absences have risen.
  — Scott Travis, sun-sentinel.com, 23 July 2019
• Once a child hits six unexcused absences, the parent or guardian will receive a letter from the school saying they could be prosecuted under the state’s attendance law.
  — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
• Both the judge and Gunter’s attorney asked technical questions about the jobs — such as how many unexcused absences are allowed or how many breaks a person can get if frequent seizures occur.
  — Claudia Vargas, Philly.com, 5 Jan. 2018
• The employees are being cited for taking unexcused days from work for which they will not be paid, Indian Prairie spokeswoman Lisa Barry said.
  — Rafael Guerrero, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• When the hospital’s chief of staff questioned the unexcused absence of the department, VA officials reassigned her and imposed a gag order on her.
  — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 11 June 2018
• He was fined by general manager Mike Mayock for the unexcused absences and posted the letter to his Instagram.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 6 Nov. 2021
• For students in Montgomery County, Maryland, walking out will count as an unexcused absence.
  — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018
• Parker says his approach will put higher expectations on schools, parents and city agencies to report and address unexcused absences, as well as amend the truancy referral process.
  — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Aug 2024