The following procedures are designed to ensure the enforcement of tardiness regulations and include the consequences for excessive tardy violations.

DEFINITION:

• A student shall be considered tardy to class if the student is not in the classroom when the bell to begin class ceases.
• A student shall be considered tardy to school if the student is not in his or her homeroom/first period class when the bell to begin the homeroom/class ceases.

Consequences are as follows:

Senior High School Students (Grades 9-12)

1. When a student receives his or her first tardy to class or arrives late to school, the principal shall warn the student of the consequences of future tardies/late arrivals.
2. When a student receives his or her 2nd tardy to class, he or she shall be assigned two (2) hours of detention in the Student Adjustment Center (SAC). For all subsequent tardies to class the student will be assigned four (4) hours in the Student Adjustment Center.
3. When a student receives five (5) tardies to school, the student may be referred to Truancy Court. No SAC-Detention will be assigned to students that arrive to school late. Excessive late arrivals will result in Truancy Court or a FINS referral.
4. On the sixth tardy to class during transitions, the student will be assigned four (4) hours SAC and the parents will be notified for a conference with the principal that must be held before the student may continue in school.
5. Four (4) hours of SAC will be assigned for all tardies to class after six (6).
6. When a student receives nine (9) tardies to school, the parent/student will be referred to the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance for additional intervention. At this time, a disposition will be made by the superintendent or his designee for a FINS referral, or additional Truancy Court action against parent and/or student. If a COC hearing is required, the parents, student, principal, and Child Welfare Supervisor shall be present at the hearing.
7. All late-arrival students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students will be marked "absent" from school until a parent or guardian signs the student "IN" for the day.

Junior High School Students (Grades 6-8)

1. When a student receives three (3) tardies to class, parents will be notified, and the student will be assigned two (2) hours in the Student Adjustment Center (SAC)
2. When a student accumulates (3) late arrivals/tardies to school, the student will be warned of the possible consequences for future late-arrivals. No SAC-Detention will be assigned to students arriving late to school. Excessive late arrivals will result in Truancy Court or a FINS referral.
3. When a student receives five (5) late arrivals/tardies to school, the student may be referred to Truancy Court.
4. When a student receives six (6) tardies to class, parents will be notified for a conference with the principal and the student will be assigned four (4) hours SAC.
5. When a student receives nine (9) tardies to class the student will be assigned four (4) hours SAC.
6. Four (4) hours SAC will be assigned for all tardies to class after nine (9).
7. When a student receives nine (9) tardies to school, the parents/student will be referred to the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance. At this time, a disposition will be made by the superintendent or his designee for a FINS referral, or additional Truancy Court action against parent and/or student. If a COC hearing is required, the parents, student, principal, and Child Welfare Supervisor shall be present at the hearing.
8. All late-arrival students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students will be marked "absent" from school until a parent or guardian signs the student "IN" for the day.

Elementary School Students (Grades Pre-K-5)

1. When a student receives three (3) late arrivals-tardies to school, parents will be notified for a conference.
2. When a student receives five (5) late arrivals-tardies to school, the student may be referred to Truancy Court.
3. When a student receives six (6) late arrivals-tardies to school, parents will be notified for a conference.
4. When a student receives nine (9) late arrivals-tardies to school, the parents/student will be referred to the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance. At this time, a disposition will be made by the superintendent or his designee for a FINS referral or additional Truancy Court action against parent and/or student. If a COC hearing is required, the parents, student, principal, and Child Welfare Supervisor shall be present at the hearing.
5. All late arrival students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Students will be marked "absent" from school until a parent or guardian signs the student "IN" for the day.

NOTE:

• Tardy notices for being late to class are accumulated on a semester basis. Extenuating circumstances presented at a parent-principal conference may be given consideration by the administration and teacher to extend the limit.
• CWA interventions or hearings can only be requested for excessive tardies students accumulate by arriving to school late and not for excessive tardies accumulated when students arrive to class late during transitions from one class to another.  

Updated 01/5/2023 
Kenneth Holmes