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!) If the teachers DID start to punish the students I think it would surely send a message that the tardy policy is in full effect and will not be tolerated. Although it is drastic and there are a lot of students to punish, it seems to be the only way for them to take the policy seriously. If that is not an option, then the policy needs to be more realistic to accommodate the issue.