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To School:
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Students
reporting to school less than fifteen minutes tardy are
to proceed directly to their regularly scheduled first period class.
First period teachers shall determine whether the tardiness is
approved or unapproved. If the tardiness is determined to be
unapproved, an after school detention shall be assigned to the student
by the teacher.
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Students
reporting to school more than fifteen minutes tardy must
report to the Attendance Office immediately upon entering the
building. The attendance office assistant will determine if the
tardiness to school will result in an unapproved absence of the
classes missed. Arriving at school tardy without reporting to the
attendance office will result in the student receiving an unapproved
absence for all classes missed.
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If the
student is more than 15 minutes late, and the tardiness is determined
to be unapproved through the procedures listed above, the tardiness
will become an unapproved absence for the classes missed.
(Remember, for the state reports, students who report to class for
even just one minute are considered to be in attendance) The
student will be sent to the Student Affairs Office for a disposition
of the tardiness (now determined to be an unapproved absence) being
applied to the class failure policy. The office of Student Affairs
will make this determination.
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In general,
tardiness to school will be judged as approved or unapproved on the
same basis as absences.
To Classes:
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During class
time, students are not to be in the corridors without a Permit to
leave Class (pink pass) form. From time to time, the main office
or guidance office will send for a student, check the pass, and unless
it specifically says “IMMEDIATELY”, the teacher can wait a few minutes
until there is a natural break in the class to send the student.
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Sometimes it
is necessary for the teacher to initiate a pass for a student.
Ordinarily, if a student wishes to see a different teacher or guidance
counselor, a previous arrangement should have been made. When a
teacher issues a pass, it represents the teacher’s judgment that
whatever the student is doing with the pass is more urgent or
important than the instruction planned for that day. Passes to
the library require a specific project the student will be doing and
verification that the student reported. Passes to the restroom should
be done in emergencies. One rule to follow is that such emergencies
do not occur more than once a month. Telephone passes should never
be given. If there is an emergency requiring the use of the phone, it
should be so serious that it needs to be done from an office.
Nurse visits also typically do not happen more than once a month.
Requests to see an administrator or counselor also should be rare.
Use discretion, for
example, in flu season, and when a student appears visibly upset. If a
student states that the issue is an emergency, and has not previously
abused a pass, it may be advisable to make an exception and to write a
pass, but to follow up with a call home. If it appears that there is a
medical issue involved, the nurse needs to be alerted.
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