Students reporting to school tardy are to proceed directly to their regularly scheduled class if they are less than 15 minutes late.  If students are more than 15 minutes late, they must report to the attendance office to be issued a tardy pass.

In general, tardiness to school will be judged as approved or unapproved on the same basis as absences.

1. Examples of tardiness being approved are:  (not an all‑inclusive nor limiting list)
   1. Personal illness or other physical disablement
   2. Illness in the student's family
2. Examples of tardiness being unapproved are: (not an all‑inclusive or limiting list).
   1. Oversleeping and/or missing the bus
   2. Car trouble
   3. Running errands for parents
   4. Taking parents to work
   5. Baby-Sitting

After first hour, any student reporting to class without an administrative pass must see their teacher who will determine whether the tardiness is approved or unapproved. 

Disciplinary action will be taken for students who are excessively tardy to class during a quarter.   Three unapproved tardies count as an unapproved absence.   After the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth unapproved tardy in a quarter, the teacher will refer the student to the Student Affairs Office for discipline.   Because three unapproved tardies equals an unapproved absence, twelve such tardies would be grounds for failure in that course for the quarter.