All tardies to classes during the day will be handled in the manner described below. A tardy is defined as a student not being in the classroom when the bell begins to ring. If a student is tardy, teachers MUST follow the procedures outlined below:

1st tardy–inform the student of his/her tardy and issue a warning to the student.

2nd tardy– inform the student of his/her tardy and issue a warning to the student that subsequent tardies will result in a referral to a faculty advisor which will result in a detention.

3rd tardy-inform the student that he/she has received a third tardy and turn in a completed “Report of Misconduct” to the appropriate faculty advisor. The faculty advisor will assign a detention and warn the student that the next referral for that class will go to an administrator to issue further discipline.

4th and all subsequent tardies to that class for that semester – inform the student that he/she has received another tardy and turn in a completed “Report of Misconduct” to the appropriate administrator. The administrator shall initiate the appropriate disciplinary consequence (detention, Friday/Saturday class, parent conference, in-school suspension, etc.) If the problem continues, the consequences will become stronger and could include revoking the student’s driving privileges.

If a student is five (5) or more minutes late to class, the absence will be considered unexcused and the student may be considered truant. The teacher should document the unexcused absence and submit the discipline referral to the attendance office. The above tardy policy runs through the end of each semester. The tardy policy will start over at the beginning of each semester.