Adopted: 6/27/05

The Board of Education supports the concept that attendance at school is of utmost importance. The Board of Education also believes that students should arrive to school on time to gain the full value of the educational experience.

The Board of Education believes it is the responsibility of the student and parent to assure that the student arrives to school on time. It also understands that there may be unusual circumstances that occasionally arise in the home that may prevent the student from arriving to school on time. Excessive lateness shows a lack of responsibility toward the educational process. Lateness to school deprives the student from receiving necessary instruction and may set a negative tone for the learning process that day.

1. Lateness:

Lateness to school is defined as not being in the assigned classroom when the morning late bell rings.

2. Disciplinary Action

Students in grades two (2) through five (5) will be assigned a detention for every time they exceed three (3) lates in any one month.

3. Recordkeeping:

Reporting pupil lateness is a primary responsibility of the school and shall be accomplished in the following manner:

1. Lateness from school shall be recorded on report cards issued every nine (9) weeks.
2. A letter of notification will be sent to parents or guardians indicating that their child has been late three (3) times that month and if their child is late the fourth time and every subsequent time that month they will receive a detention.


4. The Appeal Process

A three level appeal process will be available if extenuating family emergencies occur:

• The first level will be with the building Principal.
• The second level will be with the Superintendent or designee.
• The third and final level of appeal will be with the Board of Education.