TARDINESS
It should be a rare occasion that a student is late for school. Parental cooperation is requested in order to keep tardiness to an absolute minimum.
If a child is late to school more than four times during a trimester (written tardy forms are given after 8:10am), there will be a $5.00 fine imposed for each time the student is late thereafter. A $5.00 fee will thus be imposed for tardiness on the fifth tardy and each time thereafter during the trimesters. Please see end of the trimester invoice for total assessed. All tardy students must report to the school office for a tardy slip in order to enter class.
Teachers are required to document tardiness as part of their legal responsibilities. Special circumstances with regard to carpools and emergency situations will be handled by the administration. Habitual tardiness is a serious offense:
E.C.E. 48620 advises that any pupil…tardy in excess of 30 minutes on each of more than 4 days in one school year is truant and shall be reported to the local truant officer.
Students and parents who show little or no effort to come to school consistently on time will force a parent-teacher-principal-student conference to carefully examine the situation. Students are responsible for work missed due to absenteeism or tardiness.
REVISED LATE/TARDY POLICY
MRS has further clarified its Late/Tardy policy as follows:
- LATE (Excused) = Students who are not in line when the bell rings at 7:55am to 8:10am
- LATE/TARDY (Unexcused) = Students who are not in class by 8:10am
- MORNING ABSENCE = Students who are late to class by 8:30am or later on a regular school day.
- AFTERNOON ABSENCE = Students who leave school between 12:00pm and 2:30pm on a regular school day.
- EARLY LEAVE = Students who are leave school after 2:30pm (between 2:30pm-3:00pm) on a regular school day or after 12:00pm (between 12:00pm-12:30pm) on an early dismissal school day.
LATES/TARDIES:
Students should be in line when the bell rings at 7:55am. All students arriving after the bell goes must check in at the school office for a Late Pass (excused) if arrived by 8:10am or a Late Slip (unexcused) if arrived after 8:10am. Teachers are not to admit late students without a Late Pass or Late Slip. If the student arrives after 8:30 am (30 min late) he/she will be marked as Morning Absent. A written excuse should also accompany the student upon admittance to class.
