NEW TARDY POLICY

**Excused Tardies** Henceforth, only students who arrive late to school with a valid doctor'snote, on a late bus, or with a court appearance document will be issued an excused late pass. This aligns with our commitment to recognize genuine and unavoidable reasons for late arrival.
**Unexcused Tardies** Tardies accompanied by a parent note will now be considered unexcused. We understand this is a shift from our previous policy and appreciate your understanding in this matter.
**Tardy Allowance and Consequences** To be clear, tardies include lateness to school and lateness to class. Each student is permitted four (4) unexcused tardies per semester without consequence. At the 5th unexcused tardy, a parent phone call will be made. At the 6th unexcused tardy, Lunch Detention will be assigned and a parent phone call will be made. On the 7th and all subsequent tardies within a semester, a referral will be processed with a consequence and a parent phone call will be made. This policy is designed to emphasize the importance of punctuality.

REMINDERS

Tardy - Doors open at 7:30am. Students must be in their seats when educational instruction begins at 8:25am or student will be marked tardy.
Early Dismissal – NO EARLY DIMISSALS after 2:30pm. The student who wishes to have an early dismissal will bring a note the main office by 8:15am. Parent or guardian will be required to show an ID for all dismissals.
Dismissal – School is dismissed at 3:15pm. Students must be off campus by 4:00pm, unless they are involved in a school sponsored activity.
Absences – Any time your child is absent, a note must be provided upon his/her return to school. Absences without notes are considered unexcused. It is the students responsibility to turn in all excuses to the attendance office or parents may clink on link provided to submit excuses.
Truancy – A student is considered truant with he/she accumulates three (3) consecutive or five (5) total unexcused absences.