District Diversity Calendar & Days of Fasting

Fort Bend ISD is happy to serve a community with families from all around the world. We are proud to be culturally diverse and celebrate our unique traits as a community of compassionate citizens.

We recognize that fasting practices occur throughout the calendar year, but that many observances in which individuals fast occur in the spring. As a school community we are sensitive to and accommodate students and staff observers who express they are fasting.

Our partnership with our school community is important to us and we thank our families for their communication with the campus regarding special occasions and observances that may impact the instructional day.

When your child is absence, please send attendance notices to AttendanceSWE@Fortbendisd.gov

Also, please note that absences of four or more days require medical documentation.

Pg 35 of the FBISD Student Parent Handbook:

Doctor’s Note After an Absence for Illness Upon return to school, a student absent for four or more consecutive days because of a personal illness must bring a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the student’s extended absence from school. Notes must be turned in within five school days of the student’s return to campus. Otherwise, the student’s absence may be considered unexcused. Should the student develop a questionable pattern of absences, the principal or attendance committee may require a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the student’s absence from school in order to determine whether the absence or absences will be excused or unexcused. See Policy FEC (LOCAL).