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!) It sounds like they need full on consequences. I went to a high school that in some case required a student to walk from one end to the other make a mile long job between classes. It was either be tardy and face up to Saturday detention if frequent or get a late pass your previous teacher. This made it so it was a either a non issues or got those in trouble who truly deserved it.