Late Drop-Off to/Pick-Up from School Promptness is expected in student attendance at all times. The practice of being on time teaches our children good habits and also respects the time and efforts of others. All times will be calculated by the school’s clock. Travel distances or parental working conditions are not acceptable excuses for consistent lateness to school. Students should arrive no earlier than 7:35 a.m. and be in their classroom by 8:00 a.m., ready to begin class. Any student arriving after 8:00 a.m. without prior approval will be counted as tardy. Dismissal is at 3:10 p.m.; all students should be picked up by 3:30 p.m. (except for students involved in an extracurricular activity under the direct supervision of a teacher or coach). At 3:30 p.m. the doors will be locked and remaining students placed in aftercare. Tardiness In order to best develop and utilize their God-given talents, students must be wise stewards of their class time each day. Punctual arrival to class and school each day is crucial to the effective operation of our school and the enhancement of self-discipline. It is therefore important to fully understand and support the following tardy policies and expectations: ● Tardiness is defined as not being in the classroom or at the appropriate location when the bell rings. ● Students who arrive after 8:00am must report to the Upper School office for a pass. ● For ALL classes, teachers are instructed to close their door when the bell rings. Students not in the room or appropriate location must go to the office to receive a tardy slip before they will be admitted to class. ● Tardies are only excused by the office staff, administration or a teacher who detained a student for a valid reason. Parents may request the administration to excuse a first period tardy, but it will only be granted for a valid reason. ● Tardies will be counted cumulatively across all classes each quarter. ● Consequences for tardies (a new count begins each quarter):
○ 1st: No consequence ○ 2nd: No consequence ○ 3rd: No consequence ○ 4th: No consequence (Parent/student will receive a warning notice)
○ 5th: Wednesday morning detention (7:15 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.) ○ 6th: Wednesday morning detention (7:15 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.) ○ 7th: Wednesday morning detention (7:15 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.) ○ 8th-10th: After School Detention (3:15 p..m. – 4:00 p.m. T & TH) and meeting with parents and student ● Students late for morning detention or after school detention will not be permitted to serve that day and will be subject to one additional detention. ● Tardies in excess of 10 minutes from the start of class time are considered an unexcused absence and subject to the consequences outlined below.
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