Students are considered tardy at 8:20 AM. Students arriving after 8:20 A.M. Students are allowed three tardies and on the fourth tardy, students will be assigned detention.

The school day ends at 3:50 P.M. When a student is checked out prior to 3:50 (or their last period), they are considered to have missed instruction.

Learning the responsibility of getting to class or school on time is an integral part of Pine Tree ISD’s standard of excellence, which prepares students for success. During the first days of school all teachers will be working with their students, focusing on getting organized and arriving at school and class on time, or early, every day.

The student’s responsibility is to consistently improve personal efficiency in utilizing passing time, planning the quickest route while still moving safely with the hall traffic.

The teacher’s responsibility will be standing at the classroom door to supervise students during passing time and to encourage students to be punctual to class.

The parent’s responsibility is to discuss this policy with their child, reinforcing the student’s ability to meet this responsibility of learning promptness, and supporting the necessity for the school’s establishing immediate consequences to prevent chronic tardiness. It is also the parent’s responsibility to get their student to school before the first bell rings at school.

Getting tardiness under control impacts more than just the front desk. Reducing tardiness:

Minimizes classroom interruptions for students who have shown up on time and prepared for class.
Establishes clear, consistent expectations for students and parents.
Keeps teachers from having to choose whether or not to spend instructional time reprimanding students who are late.

Every 3rd tardy to class or school shall result in an absence in that class for the day. Students who arrive later than ten minutes to class or school shall be marked absent and sent to the office. Tardies will reset at the semester.

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