Attendance Office Contact Adjustments 26-27

Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, all attendance related emails should be sent to the Nathan Hale High School Attendance office email inbox. That email address is halehs.attendance@seattleschools.org. This shift is necessary to ensure that all attendance requests and notifications are directly monitored through the Attendance office.

• It is important that you contact the Attendance office as soon as possible, if you would like to have your student released early from class for an appointment. Often last-minute requests to release your student are not as successful as those planned at least 24 hours in advance.
• If your student is absent for an entire day or more, and they are NOT out for doctors’ appointments, surgical procedures, or school sanctioned events, please ask them to pick up a pre-planned absence form (located in the Attendance office). The form should be turned in at the Attendance office at least 3 days in advance of the event.
• Any request to excuse your student must be accompanied by a valid reason. Please refer to Superintendent Procedure 3121SP, for a list of valid excuses. https://www.seattleschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/3121SP.pdf . Students who are 18 years old are also able to excuse themselves, with a valid reason. Students not yet eighteen must have a parent to excuse them either in writing, via Talking Points text, email or phone call. 

If you have any questions regarding this change, please feel free to contact the attendance office at halehs.attendance@seattleschools.org or call 206-252-3684 (Nathan Hale Attendance office).

We look forward to welcoming your students for the 2026-2027 school year.