Tardy Policy

School begins at 7:25 a.m.

Tardies due to school bus transportation are not considered unlawful. All other students arriving late must be signed in at the front office by a parent or responsible person to receive a pass to class. Due to the large number of car riders, we encourage car riders to arrive at 7:05 a.m. According to South Carolina State Law and Dorchester School District Two School attendance policy, daily attendance and punctuality are critical to a child's success in school. Repeated tardiness not only affects the educational progress of your child, it also interrupts the teacher and the entire class. Excessive tardies will result in a referral to the district attendance supervisor.

Tardy consequences are administered on a semester basis as follows:
First Tardy	The office will issue verbal notification.
Second Tardy	The office will issue written notification.
Third Tardy	The office will issue 2nd written notification.
Fourth Tardy	The office will issue a written tardy notice.
Fifth Tardy	The school administrator or designee will request a parent conference to place the student on a tardy intervention contract.
Sixth-Seventh	The student may be referred to the district attendance supervisor.
Eight Tardy	The student may be assigned in-school suspension (BIR) and/or referred to the district attendance supervisor.
Tenth Tardy	The student may be given one day out of school suspension for each additional tardy after the tenth, and will be referred to the district attendance supervisor.