HMS Tardy Policy

Attendance is a learning priority at Hosford Middle School. We know if students are in school and in class, they will learn and work hard to prepare themselves for high school and beyond. We understand that situations arise, but chronic tardiness makes learning difficult for students. Teachers are prepared to start class on time and we expect students to be ready to learn on time.

Weekly reports are run to track student attendance and tardies. 

If a student has:

• 5 or more tardies per week = letter home either by email or text.
• More than 2 weeks of 5 or more tardies = Lunch Detention to plan for how to avoid being tardy.
• Chronic tardiness/No changes = loss of hall pass privileges/family meeting

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