TARDINESS
A student is considered tardy to school if he/she arrives at school after the tardy bell.
A student is considered tardy to class if not in his/her assigned seat or location, with all the materials needed for class when the bell begins to ring, marking the start of class or the assembly.
● The office will keep track of students tardy to school.
● The teacher will mark the student tardy to class.
A student who is tardy to school and/or class may receive one of the following:
● A student with excessive tardies to school and/or class can expect to lose extracurricular
● privileges such as, but not limited to school events, sports functions, ASB, Office, field trips, clubs, etc.
● If the student arrives to class more than five minutes tardy, the teacher will send the student to the Attendance Office for an unexcused re-admit slip.
● If a student arrives to class more than five minutes tardy, due to a counseling appointment or a teacher appointment, the teacher will send the student to the Attendance Office for an excused re-admit slip.
Tardy Policy
Tardiness to the first class or activity (school): Students will be given a period of grace and allowed three “no-fault” tardies per semester. Each tardy after that is detention. If a student is late to school he/she must check-in at the main office before going to class.
Loss of Credit: When a student accumulates ten (10) or more tardies in any course, their grade will be dropped a letter grade (10%) for that course.
During the school day: Students arriving 20 minutes late or more to the first-class period will be recorded as absent for that period. Students arriving less than 20 minutes late to the first-class period will be tardy.
Students 20 minutes late to any other class period during the day will be considered truant.
