Student Planner - Tempe Union High School District

Tardies (Sweep) Rules and Procedures• Teachers, security guards, and administrators will sweep students out of the hallways duringthe first five minutes of class. These late students will be swept to the Sweep Room.• Students who will be swept:~ Students who violate the classroom tardy policy or who are in the halls when the bell rings~ Students out of class without passes (large hall pass or official front office pass)~ Students late to school first hour without a doctor’s note or accompanied by a parent• Students swept for the third time (cumulative in all classes) and each time thereafter, will besubject to disciplinary action.• Students swept for the third time in the same class, and each time thereafter, will count as anunexcused absence and student will be subject to additional disciplinary action.• Sweep DOES NOT postpone any assignment deadline. Unless the assignment is turned in onthe same day as the Sweep, it will be considered LATE.• Sweep students who miss an assignment or test must contact the teacher and/or follow establishedabsence procedures by the next time the class meets and complete all make-up work.• Students ditching to avoid a sweep will be disciplined.Sweep Room• Students must sign in when they enter the Sweep Room.• While in the Sweep Room, students may not talk, study, work, or sleep. Students must sitstraight in the desk, looking forward until the class period is finished.• If a student fails to follow Sweep Room rules, s/he will be assigned a full day of ISS thefollowing day.Sweep vs. Ditching• Attendance Office personnel will post a “W” during the hour the student was swept.• If a student has been swept, s/he has until the next class meeting to obtain missed assignments.If s/he does not do so, a zero will be received on that assignment.• If a student is ditching, s/he will receive an unexcused absence (“U”) and has no opportunityto make up the missed test or work. Teachers can also write a referral for ditching.Students will be disciplined as a result of excessive (3 and each one thereafter) tardies (sweeps)upon referral from a teacher or the Sweep Room attendant. Consequences will include, but arenot limited to, after school detention, in-school suspension, parent conference and short-termor long-term suspension.Attendance Procedure_____________________________The following is a summary of the Mountain Pointe Attendance procedure:Parent CallsOnly the parent/legal guardian of the student can notify the school of an absence or request anoff-campus pass. When a parent/legal guardian calls to excuse their student, the absence is listedas excused and the reason given is documented. Parent or legal guardian must call on the sameday of the absence before 3:00 p.m.Unexcused AbsenceIf a parent does not call on the same day of the absence, and the teacher enters the studentabsent, the computer automatically records that student unexcused.MPHS Student Handbook 2009-2010 14