CLASS ATTENDANCE

A. Tardy's to school and class:

The philosophy of the school is to foster teaching and learning. This cannot take place is students are not in class. If students arrive late to class, they interrupt the learning process. Students will be assigned consequences for tardys as they accumulate by class period rather than by school day. The classroom teacher to whose class the student is tardy will assign consequences. As teachers are already doing in accordance with the county attendance policy and state attendance regulations, the teacher will keep accurate records of all student absences and tardys and be prepared to submit copies of these records to establish loss of credit or to support attendance cases in court. Teacher records are legal documents.

The following consequences will result when students are tardy to school or class:

1st Tardy  Tardy	Student is warned
2nd Tardy  Referred by Teacher	Student is assigned to 1 day lunch detention
3rd Tardy	Student is given 1 Unexcused Absence to the class as specified in the attendance policy.
4rd Tardy  Referred by Teacher	Student is assigned to 2 days lunch detention
5th Tardy  Referred by Teacher	Student is assigned to 3 days lunch detention
6th Tardy	Studnet is given 2nd Unexcused Absence as specified in the attendance policy.
7th Tardy  Referred to Office	5 days lunch detention
8th Tardy Referred to Office	1 day In-School-Suspension
9th Tardy Referred to Office	Student is assigned 3rd Unexcused Absence as specified in the attendance policy. A letter will be sent to parents requesting a parent conference to discuss the tardys.
10th Tardy Referred to Office	3 days In-School - Suspension The office will continue to seek parent support and look at eh overall attendance record of the student to consider court action.
11th Tardy Referred to Office	1 day Out of -School - Suspension
12th Tardy Referred to Office	4th Unexcused Absence