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TARDY POLICY

We use progressive discipline to deal with tardies.
  • For the first three tardies, there is no consequence, other than a verbal warning by the person who fills out the tardy slip.
  • For tardies four through six, there is a lunch detention assigned.  Students are told to report to lunch detention, in the Teacher's Cafeteria.  (House offices may have other notification procedures for assigning detentions.)
  • On the seventh tardy, 2 hours of Saturday School is assigned.  
  • Another two hours of Saturday School is assigned on the eighth tardy.  
  • On the 9th tardy, the house principal may choose to give In-School Suspension or another consequence, including at-home suspension.  
  • Consequences for tardies beyond the 10th are at the discretion of the house principal.

Tardy slips are given out the first 20 minutes of a class period.  After the first 20 minutes, the student is marked absent and must obtain a readmit from the house office.
During 1st period, students report to the Teacher's Cafeteria for their tardy slips.
For periods 2-6, students report to the Attendance Office, in the front of the Administration building.

The only way to excuse a tardy is with an official note/letter from court or doctor/dentist.  Notes from parents do not excuse tardies.


 

Updated 10/09/03