Fallbrook High suffers dropping daily attendance, budget cuts

For the third year in a row, Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) is facing financial cutbacks by both the state and district because of continual drops in average daily attendance.

FUHS assistant principal John Hayek, who is in charge of student attendance, stated that not only does a student’s attendance allow for academic success, but also allows the high school adequate funding.

“When a student leaves for vacation on a Thursday night, missing school on Friday, that hurts us,” said Hayek. “When a parent decides to allow their child to miss a whole day of school for a doctor’s appointment in S...