Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Tardy policies My school district has a tardy policy. The policy is warnings the first three tardies, a parent contact on the fourth tardy, and a referral on the fifth tardy (and a referral on any referral after five). The problem is there are hundreds of students tardy to classes each block. So the office does not punish the students (other than conferences) stating they cannot punish hundreds of students. What can teachers do to fix this tardy issue? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) The students need to have a consequence or they will continue to be late. At the school I teach at, we can give the students silent lunch or a punishment inside the classroom. If the students know they will be punished in anyway, they will try to hurry and get to class on time.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Offering a personal class punishment can be useful in this situation, so long as it is appropriate for the behavior Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:12 pm Rated By: Hedese                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Though silent lunch or other punishments may be effective I feel that in a school like the teachers in question such ideas would be hard to implement if there are a lot of students tarty to every class. Rated On: October 18, 2015 11:56 pm Rated By: tygaBu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I think that this solution is great and I would definitely use it within my classroom. I think that the punishments for being tardy are appropriate to the "crime" and will help teach students not to be late. Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:22 am Rated By: yseHug                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree and disagree. Sometimes they just have nonsense that they cannot prevent, which causes them to be tardy. I think each individual case should be looked at. Rated On: March 3, 2016 11:44 pm Rated By: uzebyn                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: While you say they should be punished, you do not give alternatives way to "punish" the student other than what they mentioned. Rated On: March 4, 2016 8:18 pm Rated By: paTaHe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree. Students need to have boundaries. Great job Rated On: March 6, 2016 6:30 pm Rated By: yNesuL                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: It is important to realize some students may need extra time to go to class. It seems to be a huge problem which means the policy needs to be analyzed. Punishment may not work. Rated On: October 11, 2016 2:17 pm Rated By: pyGyga                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I'm interested to hear what the punishment would be inside the classroom. I don't think it'd be a good idea if this punishment was in front of their peers. Rated On: October 12, 2016 4:11 pm Rated By: uSaPeL                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Great post! Rated On: October 15, 2016 1:34 am Rated By: aDaWaV                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: Punishment might definitely help Rated On: October 17, 2016 3:41 am Rated By: raMaba                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: It might entirely be the parents fault for the students tardy. It would not be fair to punish them for tardy parents. Rated On: July 10, 2017 3:47 am Rated By: jeRumu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I disagree Rated On: October 1, 2018 6:12 pm Rated By: quJuja