Report an absence
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Tell your child's school they'll be out today, tomorrow or for several days.
When your child won't be in, tell the school ahead of time. Reporting an absence marks your child absent and tells the classroom right away. You don't need to wait for a reply.
Clear Day doesn't have a "running late" or pickup time message. Call the school for that.
In the app
On your home screen, tap Report absence. A sheet called Report an absence opens.
- Choose Today or Tomorrow.
- Pick a reason. Your school sets the reasons. Unless your school changed them, you see Illness, Vacation, Medical Appointment, Family Emergency and Other.
- Tap Report absence — today (or tomorrow). On the newer Today screen, press and hold the button until it confirms.
For more than one day, tap More than a day? Use the full form. Choose your dates and a category, add a reason if you like, and tap Report absence. On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, the form's Quick fill box also understands a sentence such as "Maya's out sick Thursday and Friday".
On the web
On your home screen, open the Report an absence card. Choose the student and the Dates, pick a Category and add notes if you like, then click Report absence.
If your school uses an absence link
Some schools share a link to report an absence without signing in. See Links your school sends you.
If your child will be away for a stretch and their days should change, you can also request a schedule change or vacation.
Related articles
- Links your school sends you
How to use the registration, waitlist, absence and sign-up links a school texts or emails you. No account needed.
- Request a schedule change or vacation
Ask your director to change your child's days or note a vacation, and follow the request until it's decided.
- Assign teachers and report planned absences
Choose which teachers staff a classroom, and log a child's planned absence ahead of time so the day doesn't read as unexpected.
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