Reporting a Student Absence
If a student is absent from school because of illness or an emergency, a parent/guardian is required to notify the school office before 8 a.m. on the day the student is not in school. Parents will be notified by 10 a.m. if their student is not present and we have not received notification.
BCHS offers three convenient ways for a parent to report absences, late arrivals, or early departures: by phone, through the SchoolMessenger website, or using the SchoolMessenger app.
Absences due to COVID
How to Report an Absence / Late Arrival / Early Departure
Report Online
- Go to go.schoolmessenger.com
- You will initially need to set up an account using the same email address that you have provided in PowerSchool.
Use the School Messenger app — Preferred Method
- The School Messenger app is available in iOS and Android versions in the app store or from links at go.schoolmessenger.com.
- You will initially need to set up an account using the same email address that you have provided in PowerSchool.
- If you have an incoming freshman and your family has an existing account, at the beginning of the school year, you will need to launch the app and refresh your contacts (found in Settings). This will add your freshman to your family’s SchoolMessenger account.
- How to setup and use the app (pdf)
Toll-free Phone
- Call 1-844-793-0415. (New Number for 2023)
Be sure to press 1 in the mention of options provided when calling in an absence due to illness, late arrival, or leaving early.
When you call the toll-free phone line, follow the instructions for reporting an absence.If the phone number you are calling from matches a phone number on file with the school for your
student(s), you will hear your student (s) name(s). If the system doesn’t recognize your caller ID, you will be asked to enter the student’s home phone number.If you have difficulty using the toll-free phone line, please consider using the SchoolMessenger mobile app or website. Otherwise, contact the school directly.