Tardiness

Parent/Guardian must provide a note for each absence, tardy, and early sign-out.

Tardiness and early check-outs are disruptive to the learning environment and can have a negative impact on student achievement. A tardy or early check-out will only be excused due to sickness or injury, death in the immediate family, medical, dental, or therapy appointments for student with a note from the physician/dentist, court date, religious observance, or school sponsored activities. Parents must provide a note for each tardy/early check-out. Other reasons such as oversleeping, missing the school bus, etc. will be unexcused.

A student is allowed three (3) unexcused tardies/early check-outs within a nine-week grading period.

Thereafter, the school administration will address consequences for excessive tardiness and early sign-outs as outlined in the Level 1 – Corrective Actions, “Violation of Attendance Procedures” in the MCPS Code of Conduct. Students may not be issued In-School Suspension or Out-of-School Suspension due to tardies or absences.