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Tardiness Reminder
As we near the end of first quarter, we want to remind students and parents about the BWHS tardiness policy. A parent will be contacted when a student reaches 10 tardies. At 15 tardies a suspension is issued. Please reference our attendance policy below from our student handbook:
TARDINESS
The purpose of education is to develop habits and patterns of behavior for life. In order to be able to account for all students entrusted to our care by their parents, as well as help the students form good habits of punctuality and courtesy, the following procedures are outlined.
Tardiness to school
A student who arrives late for school should report directly to the office. An admit to class will be given and the student will be marked tardy. If a student arrives after 8:30 a.m., the student must have a note explaining the tardiness, signed by the parent/guardian and including the parent’s phone number.
Between Class Tardiness
Students are given adequate time between classes and must be in the classroom before the tardy bell rings. Students arriving late to class will be given a tardy by the classroom teacher. Upon receipt of a tardy from the office, students should report immediately to class. Students more than two (2) minutes late to class may be considered truant. Failure to report to class will be considered truancy.
Excessive Tardiness
Being late for school and/or class is disruptive and indicates a lack of responsibility. Tardies will be checked at the end of each day. Students who exceed ten tardies (any combination of morning and class) in a quarter are considered to have an excessive tardiness problem. In the hope of preventing habitual tardy problems, the following penalties will be assessed:
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At ten tardies the student will receive a tardy alert from the Dean. At this time parents will be notified through email and/or phone that their child is in danger of being suspended.
- Once 5 additional tardies are reached after the alert is given, the student will be issued a tardy suspension. This results in a two-day, in-home suspension and the student will be placed on disciplinary warning status.
- Receiving a tardy alert in a consecutive quarter may result in immediate tardy suspension.
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