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!) When I was in high school tardy people had to have lunch detention. Everyone hated it so it helped cut down on tardies. Lunch detention implied that tardy students have to sit at a table alone in the middle of the cafeteria and have a silent lunch.